F 0755
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a
licensed pharmacist.
Based on interviews, and record reviews,the facility failed to provide pharmaceutical services including
procedures that assure the accurate dispensing and administering of all drugs and biologicals to meet the
needs of 1 of 2 residents (Resident #1).
Residents Affected - Few
The facility failed to prevent Resident #1 from having a methadone overdose due to receiving incorrect
medications.
An IJ was identified on 8/4/2024. The IJ template was presented to the facility on 8/4/2024 at 7:02 PM.
While the IJ was removed on 8/6/2024 at 8:03 PM, the facility remained out of compliance at a scope of
isolated and a severity level of no actual harm due to the facilities need to continue to monitor the
effectiveness of their plan.
This deficient practice could place residents at risk of receiving incorrect medications resulting in
hospitalization or death.
The findings included:
Record review of Resident #1's eMAR (electronic Medication Administration Record) revealed an admission
date of 3/30/2023 with diagnoses that included: coronary artery disease, heart failure, Parkinson's, and
dementia with behaviors. Resident #1 had a BIMS score of 3.
Record review of Resident #1's physician orders and MARS revealed no order for Methadone.
Record reviews of facility physician orders revealed the only resident in the facility receiving Methadone
was Resident #2, who resided across the hall from Resident #1.
Record review Resident #2's eMar revealed LVN F (4:00 PM); Med Aide B1 (10:00 PM), and Med Aide A1
(10:00 AM) administered Methadone to resident on 8/2/2024.
During an interview on 8/4/2024 at 12:28 PM, LVN A stated Resident #1 on 8/3/2024 at 2:53 PM was
becoming less active and falling asleep and not his normal behavior. LVN A stated she took his vitals and
his O2 saturation was low at 87%-91%. She stated she gave him oxygen and put him back to bed, called
the NP, and got the order to send him to the hospital.
During an interview on 8/4/2024 1:10 PM, the RN at a local hospital stated Resident #1 displayed
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other
safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
all the signs of drug overdose. The hospital RN stated he was blue and had 3 breaths per minute (agonal
breaths). She stated he received Narcan and tested positive for Methadone overdose. She stated after he
received the Narcan, he woke up but needed another dose of Narcan. She stated she Resident #1
eventually admitted to ICU and he woke up again.
During an interview on 8/4/2024 at 6:30 PM, the DON stated Resident #1 could have received the
Methadone because someone pre-pulled the medication that caused a medication error because they did
not remember what pills belonged to which resident. She stated medications are to be pulled using the 5
rights of medication administration. The individual administering the medication checks the label 3 times the
right resident, right medication, right dosage, right time, and right method (route) of administration before
giving the medication to the resident.
During an interview 8/5/2024 at 4:35 PM, the Pharmacist that was contracted with the facility stated the
effects of methadone overdose was confusion, disorientation, fatigue, and sleepiness. She stated the
dosage that would cause an overdose would depend on the dosage and depend on how fast they
metabolized it.
Record Review of the facility's policy titled Administering Medications dated April 2019 stated in part;
Medications are administered in a safe and timely manner, and as prescribed. (9). The individual
administering medications verifies the resident's identity before giving the resident medication. Methods of
identifying the resident include checking identification band, photograph attached to medical record, and if
necessary, verify resident identification with other facility personnel.(10). The individual administering the
medication checks the label 3 times to verify the right resident, right medication, right dosage, right time,
and right method (route) of administration before giving the medication.
On on 8/4/2024 at 7:02 PM, an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified. The Administrator and the DON
were notified. The Administrator and the DON was provided with the IJ template, and a Plan of Removal
(POR) was requested at that time.
The POR was accepted on 8/5/2024 and verification began on 8/6/2024:
IJ Component: F 755 Pharmaceutical Services
Facility failed to ensure resident was receiving the appropriate medication.
Immediate Actions:
1.
DON/designee reviewed all resident narcotic administration records to ensure residents are receiving the
correct medication as ordered by the physician. All counts were correct. Initiated on 8/4/2024. Completed
8/5/2024
2.
DON/designee moved all scheduled and PRN narcotic medications from the certified medication aide cart
to the licensed nurse medication cart-this will be permanent. Only Licensed Nurses will be administering
routine ordered and PRN ordered narcotics. The CMA's will not have access or keys to the
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0755
Nurses medication carts. Initiated on 8/4/2024. Completed 8/4/2024
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Facility Plan to ensure compliance:
Residents Affected - Few
DON/designee to re-educate licensed nurses and certified medication aides in the process of medication
administration with an emphasis of verifying the resident's identity before giving the resident his/her
medications and adverse consequences of medication errors. The Regional Nurse Consultant and [NAME]
President of Operations provided in-service to DON and administrator on 8/4/2024. Staff that are on leave
from the facility, as well as newly hired staff in the future will be given medication administration education
by the same individuals noted above before starting their next shift. This facility does not employ the use of
agency personnel. Initiated on 8/4/2024. Completed 8/5/2024.
1.
2.
DON/designee to educate licensed nurses that all narcotics given will require 2 licensed nurses to initial
administration to ensure administration of medication to the correct resident. The Regional Nurse
Consultant and [NAME] President of Operations provided in-service to DON and administrator on 8/4/2024.
Staff that are on leave from the facility, as well as newly hired staff will be given medication administration
education by the same individuals noted above before starting their next shift. This facility does not employ
the use of agency personnel. This training will be on an ongoing basis for all new hires. Initiated on
8/4/2024. Completed 8/5/2024.
3.
The Medical Director was notified by the Administrator on 8/4/2024 at 7:20 pm on the immediate jeopardy
citation.
4.
An Ad-hoc QAPI meeting was held on 8/4/2024 by the interdisciplinary team to discuss the immediate
jeopardies and review the plan of removal.
Monitoring
1.
DON/designee will perform medication administration observations on the licensed nurses and certified
medication aides twice a week beginning 8/4/2024 and ongoing to ensure medications are administered to
the correct resident. A medication observation tool will be used to document compliance with the
medication administration beginning 8/4/2024 for 60 days. The pharmacy consultant will perform medication
observation monthly during her routine monthly visit on an ongoing basis.
2.
The above will be reviewed in the monthly facility QAPI meeting for no less than 60 days or until the
Administrator determines substantial compliance has been achieved and maintained.
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COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0755
Monitoring of the Plan of Removal from 8/6/2024 to 8/6/2024 included the following:
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Interviews with 27 out of 28 were done with 27 nurses and 2 Medication Aides were done (one terminated).
4 nurses for day and evening; 5 nurses for day shift; 7 nurses and 1 Medication Aide for evening; 4 nurses
for all shifts (PRN); 4 nurses for overnight; and 3 RN Managers. The one nurse that was PRN (as needed)
would receive the in-service before she can start her shift. All that received the in-service stated the carts
were audited and the narcotics were only on the nurses' carts, not to be administered by Medication Aides
any longer. They were in-serviced on medication rights of administration: right resident, right time, right
dose, and right route and right documentation.
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 9:38 AM LVN A who worked day shift stated she had been a nurse 5
years. She stated she had in-service on passing medication. She stated she was told that they had to have
another person to witness narcotics being passed for at least 60 days. She stated they would be checked
weekly on medication passed and it was done yesterday. She stated Med Aides no longer have access to
narcotics and only nurses would administer as needed narcotics and scheduled narcotics. She stated they
went over the 5 rights of administering medication; nursing assessment and when medication should be
held and call doctor to inform of reason of holding medication and document. She stated before passing
medication they did a count of the narcotics with the previous shift nurse or Med Aide. She stated if there
was an error with the narcotics, she would not take the keys and immediately inform the DON. She stated
she would take vitals on her residents when needed before administering her medications. She stated
pre-pulling medications could cause confusion and it would be better to do the medications one resident at
a time.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 9:50 AM LVN U who worked day shift stated he had in-service on
narcotics administration that now needed 2 signatures as a witness. He stated he did not pre-pull
medication, take vitals, assessment for pain and makes sure he does the 5 rights order, patient, time, dose,
and medication. He stated that there was no Med Aide on the unit he worked and was not aware there
would be random medication observations.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 9:58 AM LVN C who worked day shift stated she had the in-service on
nurses passed narcotics for scheduled and as needed and 2 nurses had to sign off on the narcotics. She
stated DON audited her narcotics on her cart and moved all narcotics to her cart. She stated she did not
pre-pull her medications because it would be easy to make a mistake with administering medication. She
stated she did one resident at a time, even if it was over the counter medications. She stated that
administering someone the wrong medication may have an allergic reaction. She stated she would check
MAR, resident, blood pressure and document, check name of medication, dose, frequency, time and day
using 5 rights of medication administration. She stated when there had been times, she found medications
on the cart that had been pre-pulled she would notify the ADON and they would discard the medications.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 10:16 AM Med Aide A1 stated she had the in-service on medication
pass. She stated she was taught the 5 rights of medication pass and taking vitals. She stated she was told
to pass medication one resident at a time. She stated it was important not to pre-pull medication because a
mistake could happen, giving the wrong medication to a resident. She stated she pre-pulled today and was
terminated. She stated the last time she gave Resident #1 was Friday at 10 or 11 in the morning. She
stated she would have to buy him a cupcake or a soda for him to take his medications. She stated he would
agree to take it after an hour or so without buying him anything. She stated she had not seen anyone else
pre-pull medications.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0755
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 10:41 AM LVN D who worked day shift stated she had in-service on
medication pass. She stated she was informed not to pre-pull, medication rights. She stated only the nurses
would pass out medication with 2 nurses' signatures. She stated pre-pulling medication could cause a
medication error. She stated her cart was audited by the DON and all the narcotic sheets and keys were
now on her cart and not the Med Aide's cart. She stated she had not seen anyone pre-pull medications but
if she had seen it, she would report it to the DON.
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 10:53 AM LVN E who worked day shift new hired nurse and had been a
nurse since 2004. She stated she had an in-service on Monday. She stated she was off on the weekend
and the training was about the rights of the resident with medication pass. She stated she always kept the
rights on her. She stated she did not pre-pull because it could cause confusion and med pass error. She
stated it should be done one resident at a time. She stated she had not seen anyone pre- pulling
medication but if she had seen it, she would inform them of the issues with doing that and then notify the
DON. She stated only the nurses passed the narcotics with 2 signatures each time a narcotic was pulled.
She stated she did not know how long the 2-signature process would last.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 11:48 AM LVN G who worked overnight shift stated the in-service was
about medication pass and narcotics. He stated it was about the 6 rights, counting and documentation: not
giving unprescribed medications. He stated only nurses were to administer narcotics. He stated he had not
seen anyone pre-pull medication. He stated pre-pull medication can be a safety hazard, it would be loose
medication in the cart. He stated pre-pulled medication could cause a medication error. He stated 2 nurses
were to sign out narcotics.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 12:20 PM LVN K who worked evening shift stated she had been at the
facility for 4 days. She was called to the DON's office to discuss medication administration with the 5 rights
and another nurse to sign off for narcotics. She stated only the nurses were allowed to pass narcotics. She
stated she was in the Memory Care Unit and she did not have a MA. She stated pre-pulling medications
can cause medication error and she would only do one resident at a time. She stated she was unaware if
the cart was audited because yesterday was her first day working alone. She stated there was no issue with
the narcotic count and when she ended her shift, she and the other nurse both signed out. She stated if
there was an issue with the narcotic count, she would not accept the keys and inform the DON. She stated
if she saw if someone pre-pulled medication, she would inform a supervisor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 12:35 PM RN Weekend Supervisor (P) she stated that 2 nurses were to
sign off on narcotics. She stated as the supervisor to enforce the new policy, she would do a medication
pass audit/in-service because she only worked on the weekend. She stated she would be more adamant
about checking carts for pre-pulled medications on each shift. Most times there were shift changes but most
of them worked doubles.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 12:44 PM LVN W who worked day and evening shifts stated she had the
in-service Sunday about medication pass, and verifying with the 5 rights of medication pass. She stated
she would not pre-pull medication because it could cause medication error and she only does one
medication at time. She stated she had not seen anyone pre-pull medication. She stated she would report it
to a supervisor. She stated the narcotics were the only one to give out narcotics and the process is for 2
nurses to verify and sign. She stated she would not give medications to a resident that was drowsy. She
would take vitals, check medications given previously, and call the doctor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 12:57 PM LVN L who worked day and evening shifts stated she had
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0755
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
the in-service and were told Med Aides were not allowed to pass the narcotics and 2 nurses were to verify
and sign out narcotics. She stated she noticed that all of the narcotics and the keys were on her cart. She
stated pre-pulling medications were not allowed and medications were not allowed to be administered
before the scheduled time. She stated pre-pulling medication could cause medication error. She stated she
used the 6 rights of the residents to pass her medication. She stated she had not seen anyone pre-pulled
medication and if she had seen it, she would notify the supervisor. She stated she would not allow the
medication to be passed and immediately call a supervisor. She stated if she observed someone drowsy,
she would take vitals and call the doctor to get an order to hold a medication that may cause drowsiness
she would also notify a supervisor. She states she only worked on the weekends.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 1:05 PM RN X who worked evening shift stated she had an in-service
on Sunday about medication pass and the 5 rights of medication pass. She stated the narcotics were not to
be administered by Medication Aides and all the narcotics were moved to her cart with the keys given to
her. She stated 2 nurses now need to verify and sign for narcotic administration. She stated she did not pre
pull her medications because it could cause medication error- giving the wrong medication to a resident,
confusing medications. If she saw someone drowsy, she would take vitals and call the physician to hold the
medication, or any other orders given. She stated if she saw someone had pre pulled medication she would
notify the supervisor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 1:40 PM LVN O who worked day and evening shifts worked on the
weekends. He stated he had the in-service on the 5 rights of medication administration and was also
observed doing a medication pass. He stated all the narcotics were on the nurses' carts and no longer on
the Med Aide's carts. He stated he was informed that the narcotics were to be signed by 2 nurses for
verification. He stated medications should not be pre pulled because the medication could be given to the
wrong resident. He stated he was newly hired at the facility and had not seen anyone pre pull medication. If
he were to see it, he would notify the supervisor. He stated he had been observed by the DON doing
medication pass.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 1:49 PM LVN I who worked overnight shift stated she had an in-service
this morning about medication administration and the 5 rights. She stated 2 nurses needed to confirm and
sign for narcotics. She stated the med aides would not be passing narcotics any longer. She stated she had
not seen any pre pulled medications. She stated she would ask about the medication if it was left in the cart
and she would call the supervisor. She stated pre pulled medications could result in a medication error.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:00 PM LVN H who worked overnight shift stated he had received the
in-services about drug administration and the 5 rights. He stated he did not pre-pull medication because it
could result in a medication error. He stated he had not seen any pre pulled medications in the cart and if
he had seen it, he would report it to the DON. He stated 2 nurses needed to verify and sign off for the
administration of narcotics. He was informed that med aides would not be allowed to pass narcotics. He
stated if he saw someone very drowsy, he would take a set of vitals, notify the doctor, and hold the
medication until he spoke with the doctor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:06 PM LVN N who worked as needed and weekends stated she had
the in-service and was informed only nurses would administer narcotics, all the narcotics were removed
from the med aides' carts, and 2 nurses would be needed to administer the narcotics to verify and sign. She
stated it was important to not pre pull medications because it would be easy to make a medication error
giving the medication to the wrong resident. She stated they also discussed the 5
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676328
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
rights of medication administration. She stated if she saw pre pulled medication on the cart, she would
report it to the DON or ADON.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:07 PM LVN M who worked evening shift stated she had the in-service
yesterday and was told the nurses would administer the narcotic. She stated she was told to use the 5
rights to administer medications. She stated that 2 nurses needed to sign out narcotics to verify the correct
medication was administered. She stated all the narcotics and the books with the sheets were put into the
nurses' carts. She stated it was important not to pre pull medications because it could cause a medication
error- by forgetting who the medication belonged to. She stated she had not seen medication pre pulled on
a cart. She stated she would question who or what the medication was for, she would discard it and inform
the supervisor. She stated if she saw a resident groggy, she would do an assessment, take vitals, notify the
supervisor, notify the physician, and hold the medication until further orders from the doctor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:16 PM Med Aide B1 who worked evening shift stated she had the in
service about medication process using 5 rights and not to pre pull medications. She stated narcotics were
removed from her cart and would be administer by the nurses only to prevent too many people handling the
narcotics. She stated it was important not to pre pull medication to prevent medication error. She stated she
had not seen anyone pre pulling medications. She stated if she had seen it, she would report it to the
charge nurse and if nothing was done about it, she would report it to the DON. She stated there had been
times that Resident #2 had been very drowsy and she reported it the nurse and she did not give the
medication to him.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:29 PM RN R who worked evening shift stated she had the in-service
of medication administration and the 5 rights of medication administration. She stated there would need to
be 2 nurses to sign for a delivery of a narcotic and to administer to a resident. She stated it was important
not to pre pull to prevent medication error- wrong time, wrong med, wrong resident. She stated she had
seen medication pre pulled medication and she informed the person that did it not to do it and she told the
ADON about it. She stated if she saw that a resident was very drowsy, she would do an assessment with a
set of vitals, hold the medication, notify the doctor, the DON, family, and wait for further orders from the
doctor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:49PM RN J worked all shifts stated she had the in service yesterday.
She stated they discussed 5 rights of medication administration. 2 nurses were needed to administer
narcotics. She stated the carts were audited and is aware Med Aides were no longer able to pass narcotics.
She stated she had not seen anyone pre pull medications. She stated pre pulled medications could cause
medication error. She stated if she had seen someone who pre pulled, she would stop the administration
first and notify a supervisor immediately.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:58 PM RN V who worked evening shift stated she had the in-service
on medication administration on the 7 rights of administration. She stated that narcotics required 2 nurses
to verify and sign. She stated pre pulled medications-ask the resident first if it was needed before pulling a
narcotic. She stated pre pulled medications could result in medication error that could have dangerous
results. She stated Med Aides were no longer allowed to administer narcotics. She stated she had not seen
anyone pre pull medications and she had only been employed with the facility for 2 months. She stated if
she saw someone pre pulled medications, she would inquire to the person who had done it, she stated it
would be best to report it to the supervisor. She stated if she saw someone groggy, she would not
administer a narcotic and do an assessment with vitals, report it to the doctor, the supervisor, and the
family await further instructions from the doctor.
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
676328
B. Wing
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(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0755
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 3:06 PM LVN Y who worked overnight shift stated she had the in-service
this morning about resident 7 rights of medication administration. She stated she was informed that 2
nurses would need to sign out narcotics to verify. She stated the cart and narcotic book was audited. She
stated she was informed that the Med Aides were not allowed to pass narcotics. She stated she had not
seen anyone pre pull medications, and pre pulled med errors could cause a medication error. She stated
she would do an assessment with vital signs, hold the medication, and notify the doctor. She stated if she
would see someone with pre pulled medications, she would advise them to discard the medications and
assist them if needed. She stated if the person were to do it more than once, she would then go to the
DON.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 3:21 PM LVN T who worked overnight shift stated she had the inservice about medication administration that now required 2 nurses to sign for verification. She stated that
medications should not be pre pulled and use the 7 rights of medication administration. She stated it was
important not to pre pull to prevent medication error. She stated she had not seen anyone pre pull
medications, but had she seen it, she would inform the person not to do that and then report. She stated if
she saw someone drowsy, she would not administer a narcotic because it could mask another problem.
She stated she would call the supervisor, the doctor, and the family and wait for further orders from the
doctor.
During an observation on 8/6/2024 at 3:50 PM, the medication carts on the 100-hall unit had all the
narcotics on the nurses' carts and no narcotics on the Medication Aide's cart. Observed LVN F on 100 hall
passed medication and LVN F verified a narcotic he pulled with RN V.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 10:10 AM, the DON stated she did not want staff to know she would do
random medication observations because she wanted to ensure they were doing the medication pass per
facility policy. She stated she did an in-service with Med Aide A1 that morning and she was informed not to
pre-pull medication. She stated she allowed her to prepare for medication pass and decided to do a random
observation with her. She stated she found that the Med Aide A1 was about to enter a residents' room with
2 cups of medication- one cup for each resident. The Med Aide was terminated.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 1:40 PM LVN O who worked day and evening shifts worked on the
weekends. He stated he had the in-service on the 5 rights of medication administration and was also
observed doing a medication pass. He stated all the narcotics were on the nurses' carts and no longer on
the Med Aide's carts. He stated he was informed that the narcotics were to be signed by 2 nurses for
verification. He stated medications should not be pre pulled because the medication could be given to the
wrong resident. He stated he was newly hired at the facility and had not seen anyone pre pull medication. If
he were to see it, he would notify the supervisor. He stated he had been observed by the DON doing
medication pass.
Record review of QAPI signature page dated 8/4/2024 revealed the Medical Director gave verbal approval
over the phone and email due to being on vacation. The Administrator stated the Medical Director also
received a scanned copy of the signed IJ template.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 6:56 PM LVN S stated he had in-service on medication right of
medication administration. He stated he was told not to pre pull medication because it could cause a
medication error. He stated he had not seen anyone pre pull medication. He stated if he saw anyone pre
pull medication he would advise them not to administer medication that way and inform the DON. He stated
that 2 nurses were to sign off on any narcotic to be given. He stated he would not give
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0755
narcotics to anyone who would be drowsy, but instead hold it and call the doctor and notify the supervisor.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Observation on 8/6/2024 at 7:03 PM revealed LVN F removed a Norco for Resident #3 and LVN M verified
and signed off with LVN F before medication was administered. There were no pre pulled pills in the top
drawer of the cart. He administered the medication to the resident using the 5 rights of medication
administration.
Residents Affected - Few
Observation on 8/6/2024 at 7:08 PM revealed Med Aide B1 administered to Resident #3 -Cymbalta 20 mg,
Atorvastatin 40mg, and Trazadone 50 mg using the 5 rights of medication administration. There were no pre
pulled pills in the top drawer.
An IJ was identified on 8/4/2024. The IJ template was presented to the facility on 8/4/2024 at 7:02 PM.
While the IJ was removed on 8/6/2024 at 8:03 PM, the facility remained out of compliance at a scope of
isolated and a severity level of no actual harm due to the facilities need to continue to monitor the
effectiveness of their plan.
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0760
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Based on interviews, and record reviews,the facility failed to ensure residents are free of any significant
medication error for 1 of 2 residents (Resident #1).
Residents Affected - Few
The facility failed to prevent Resident #1 from having a methadone overdose due to receiving incorrect
medications.
An IJ was identified on 8/4/2024. The IJ template was presented to the facility on 8/4/2024 at 7:02PM.
While the IJ was removed on 8/6/2024 at 8:03PM, the facility remained out of compliance at a scope of
isolated and a severity level of no actual harm due to the facilities need to continue to monitor the
effectiveness of their plan.
This deficient practice could place residents at risk of receiving incorrect medications resulting in
hospitalization or death.
The findings included:
Record review of Resident #1's eMAR (electronic Medication Administration Record) revealed an admission
date of 3/30/2023 with diagnoses that included: coronary artery disease, heart failure, Parkinson's, and
dementia with behaviors. Resident #1 had a BIMS score of 3.
Record review of Resident #1's physician orders and MARS revealed no order for Methadone.
Record reviews of facility physician orders revealed the only resident in the facility receiving Methadone
was Resident #2, who resided across the hall from Resident #1.
Record review Resident #2's eMar revealed LVN F (4:00PM); Med Aide B1 (10:00PM), and Med Aide A1
(10:00AM) administered Methadone to resident on 8/2/2024.
During an interview on 8/4/2024 at 12:28 PM, LVN A stated Resident #1 on 8/3/2024 at 2:53PM was
becoming less active and falling asleep and not his normal behavior. LVN A stated she took his vitals and
his O2 saturation was low at 87%-91%. She stated she gave him oxygen and put him back to bed, called
the NP, and got the order to send him to the hospital.
During an interview on 8/4/2024 1:10 PM, the RN at a local hospital stated Resident #1 displayed all the
signs of drug overdose. The hospital RN stated he was blue and had 3 breaths per minute (agonal breaths).
She stated he received Narcan and tested positive for Methadone overdose. She stated after he received
the Narcan, he woke up but needed another dose of Narcan. She stated she Resident #1 eventually
admitted to ICU and he woke up again.
During an interview on 8/4/2024 at 6:30 PM, the DON stated Resident #1 could have received the
Methadone because someone pre-pulled the medication that caused a medication error because they did
not remember what pills belonged to which resident. She stated medications are to be pulled using the 5
rights of medication administration. The individual administering the medication checks the label 3 times the
right resident, right medication, right dosage, right time, and right method (route) of administration before
giving the medication to the resident.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
676328
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COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0760
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview 8/5/2024 at 4:35 PM, the Pharmacist that was contracted with the facility stated the
effects of methadone overdose was confusion, disorientation, fatigue, and sleepiness. She stated the
dosage that would cause an overdose would depend on the dosage and depend on how fast they
metabolized it.
Record Review of the facility's policy titled Administering Medications dated April 2019 stated in part;
Medications are administered in a safe and timely manner, and as prescribed. (9). The individual
administering medications verifies the resident's identity before giving the resident medication. Methods of
identifying the resident include checking identification band, photograph attached to medical record, and if
necessary, verify resident identification with other facility personnel.(10). The individual administering the
medication checks the label 3 times to verify the right resident, right medication, right dosage, right time,
and right method (route) of administration before giving the medication.
On on 8/4/2024 at 7:02PM, an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified. The Administrator and the DON
were notified. The Administrator and the DON was provided with the IJ template, and a Plan of Removal
(POR) was requested at that time.
The POR was accepted on 8/5/2024 and verification began on 8/6/2024:
IJ Component: F 755 Pharmaceutical Services
Facility failed to ensure resident was receiving the appropriate medication.
Immediate Actions:
1.
DON/designee reviewed all resident narcotic administration records to ensure residents are receiving the
correct medication as ordered by the physician. All counts were correct. Initiated on 8/4/2024. Completed
8/5/2024
2.
DON/designee moved all scheduled and PRN narcotic medications from the certified medication aide cart
to the licensed nurse medication cart-this will be permanent. Only Licensed Nurses will be administering
routine ordered and PRN ordered narcotics. The CMA's will not have access or keys to the Nurses
medication carts. Initiated on 8/4/2024. Completed 8/4/2024
Facility Plan to ensure compliance:
1.
DON/designee to re-educate licensed nurses and certified medication aides in the process of medication
administration with an emphasis of verifying the resident's identity before giving the resident his/her
medications and adverse consequences of medication errors. The Regional Nurse Consultant and [NAME]
President of Operations provided in-service to DON and administrator on 8/4/2024. Staff that are on leave
from the facility, as well as newly hired staff in the future will be given medication administration education
by the same individuals noted above before starting their next shift. This
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676328
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A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0760
facility does not employ the use of agency personnel. Initiated on 8/4/2024. Completed 8/5/2024.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
2.
Residents Affected - Few
DON/designee to educate licensed nurses that all narcotics given will require 2 licensed nurses to initial
administration to ensure administration of medication to the correct resident. The Regional Nurse
Consultant and [NAME] President of Operations provided in-service to DON and administrator on 8/4/2024.
Staff that are on leave from the facility, as well as newly hired staff will be given medication administration
education by the same individuals noted above before starting their next shift. This facility does not employ
the use of agency personnel. This training will be on an ongoing basis for all new hires. Initiated on
8/4/2024. Completed 8/5/2024.
3.
The Medical Director was notified by the Administrator on 8/4/2024 at 7:20 pm on the immediate jeopardy
citation.
4.
An Ad-hoc QAPI meeting was held on 8/4/2024 by the interdisciplinary team to discuss the immediate
jeopardies and review the plan of removal.
Monitoring
1.
DON/designee will perform medication administration observations on the licensed nurses and certified
medication aides twice a week beginning 8/4/2024 and ongoing to ensure medications are administered to
the correct resident. A medication observation tool will be used to document compliance with the
medication administration beginning 8/4/2024 for 60 days. The pharmacy consultant will perform medication
observation monthly during her routine monthly visit on an ongoing basis.
2.
The above will be reviewed in the monthly facility QAPI meeting for no less than 60 days or until the
Administrator determines substantial compliance has been achieved and maintained.
Monitoring of the Plan of Removal from 8/6/2024 to 8/6/2024 included the following:
Interviews with 27 out of 28 were done with 27 nurses and 2 Medication Aides were done (one terminated).
4 nurses for day and evening; 5 nurses for day shift; 7 nurses and 1 Medication Aide for evening; 4 nurses
for all shifts (PRN); 4 nurses for overnight; and 3 RN Managers. The one nurse that was PRN (as needed)
would receive the in-service before she can start her shift. All that received the in-service stated the carts
were audited and the narcotics were only on the nurses' carts, not to be administered by Medication Aides
any longer. They were in-serviced on medication rights of administration: right resident, right time, right
dose, and right route and right documentation.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 9:38 AM LVN A who worked day shift stated she had been a nurse 5
years. She stated she had in-service on passing medication. She stated she was told that they had
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676328
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(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0760
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
to have another person to witness narcotics being passed for at least 60 days. She stated they would be
checked weekly on medication passed and it was done yesterday. She stated Med Aides no longer have
access to narcotics and only nurses would administer as needed narcotics and scheduled narcotics. She
stated they went over the 5 rights of administering medication; nursing assessment and when medication
should be held and call doctor to inform of reason of holding medication and document. She stated before
passing medication they did a count of the narcotics with the previous shift nurse or Med Aide. She stated if
there was an error with the narcotics, she would not take the keys and immediately inform the DON. She
stated she would take vitals on her residents when needed before administering her medications. She
stated pre-pulling medications could cause confusion and it would be better to do the medications one
resident at a time.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 9:50 AM LVN U who worked day shift stated he had in-service on
narcotics administration that now needed 2 signatures as a witness. He stated he did not pre-pull
medication, take vitals, assessment for pain and makes sure he does the 5 rights order, patient, time, dose,
and medication. He stated that there was no Med Aide on the unit he worked and was not aware there
would be random medication observations.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 9:58 AM LVN C who worked day shift stated she had the in-service on
nurses passed narcotics for scheduled and as needed and 2 nurses had to sign off on the narcotics. She
stated DON audited her narcotics on her cart and moved all narcotics to her cart. She stated she did not
pre-pull her medications because it would be easy to make a mistake with administering medication. She
stated she did one resident at a time, even if it was over the counter medications. She stated that
administering someone the wrong medication may have an allergic reaction. She stated she would check
MAR, resident, blood pressure and document, check name of medication, dose, frequency, time and day
using 5 rights of medication administration. She stated when there had been times, she found medications
on the cart that had been pre-pulled she would notify the ADON and they would discard the medications.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 10:16 AM Med Aide A1 stated she had the in-service on medication
pass. She stated she was taught the 5 rights of medication pass and taking vitals. She stated she was told
to pass medication one resident at a time. She stated it was important not to pre-pull medication because a
mistake could happen, giving the wrong medication to a resident. She stated she pre-pulled today and was
terminated. She stated the last time she gave Resident #1 was Friday at 10 or 11 in the morning. She
stated she would have to buy him a cupcake or a soda for him to take his medications. She stated he would
agree to take it after an hour or so without buying him anything. She stated she had not seen anyone else
pre-pull medications.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 10:41 AM LVN D who worked day shift stated she had in-service on
medication pass. She stated she was informed not to pre-pull, medication rights. She stated only the nurses
would pass out medication with 2 nurses' signatures. She stated pre-pulling medication could cause a
medication error. She stated her cart was audited by the DON and all the narcotic sheets and keys were
now on her cart and not the Med Aide's cart. She stated she had not seen anyone pre-pull medications but
if she had seen it, she would report it to the DON.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 10:53 AM LVN E who worked day shift new hired nurse and had been a
nurse since 2004. She stated she had an in-service on Monday. She stated she was off on the weekend
and the training was about the rights of the resident with medication pass. She stated she always kept the
rights on her. She stated she did not pre-pull because it could cause confusion and med pass error. She
stated it should be done one resident at a time. She stated she had not seen anyone
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676328
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0760
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
pre- pulling medication but if she had seen it, she would inform them of the issues with doing that and then
notify the DON. She stated only the nurses passed the narcotics with 2 signatures each time a narcotic was
pulled. She stated she did not know how long the 2-signature process would last.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 11:48 AM LVN G who worked overnight shift stated the in-service was
about medication pass and narcotics. He stated it was about the 6 rights, counting and documentation: not
giving unprescribed medications. He stated only nurses were to administer narcotics. He stated he had not
seen anyone pre-pull medication. He stated pre-pull medication can be a safety hazard, it would be loose
medication in the cart. He stated pre-pulled medication could cause a medication error. He stated 2 nurses
were to sign out narcotics.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 12:20 PM LVN K who worked evening shift stated she had been at the
facility for 4 days. She was called to the DON's office to discuss medication administration with the 5 rights
and another nurse to sign off for narcotics. She stated only the nurses were allowed to pass narcotics. She
stated she was in the Memory Care Unit and she did not have a MA. She stated pre-pulling medications
can cause medication error and she would only do one resident at a time. She stated she was unaware if
the cart was audited because yesterday was her first day working alone. She stated there was no issue with
the narcotic count and when she ended her shift, she and the other nurse both signed out. She stated if
there was an issue with the narcotic count, she would not accept the keys and inform the DON. She stated
if she saw if someone pre-pulled medication, she would inform a supervisor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 12:35 PM RN Weekend Supervisor (P) she stated that 2 nurses were to
sign off on narcotics. She stated as the supervisor to enforce the new policy, she would do a medication
pass audit/in-service because she only worked on the weekend. She stated she would be more adamant
about checking carts for pre-pulled medications on each shift. Most times there were shift changes but most
of them worked doubles.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 12:44 PM LVN W who worked day and evening shifts stated she had the
in-service Sunday about medication pass, and verifying with the 5 rights of medication pass. She stated
she would not pre-pull medication because it could cause medication error and she only does one
medication at time. She stated she had not seen anyone pre-pull medication. She stated she would report it
to a supervisor. She stated the narcotics were the only one to give out narcotics and the process is for 2
nurses to verify and sign. She stated she would not give medications to a resident that was drowsy. She
would take vitals, check medications given previously, and call the doctor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 12:57 PM LVN L who worked day and evening shifts stated she had the
in-service and were told Med Aides were not allowed to pass the narcotics and 2 nurses were to verify and
sign out narcotics. She stated she noticed that all of the narcotics and the keys were on her cart. She stated
pre-pulling medications were not allowed and medications were not allowed to be administered before the
scheduled time. She stated pre-pulling medication could cause medication error. She stated she used the 6
rights of the residents to pass her medication. She stated she had not seen anyone pre-pulled medication
and if she had seen it, she would notify the supervisor. She stated she would not allow the medication to be
passed and immediately call a supervisor. She stated if she observed someone drowsy, she would take
vitals and call the doctor to get an order to hold a medication that may cause drowsiness she would also
notify a supervisor. She states she only worked on the weekends.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 1:05 PM RN X who worked evening shift stated she had an
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(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
676328
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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F 0760
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
in-service on Sunday about medication pass and the 5 rights of medication pass. She stated the narcotics
were not to be administered by Medication Aides and all the narcotics were moved to her cart with the keys
given to her. She stated 2 nurses now need to verify and sign for narcotic administration. She stated she did
not pre pull her medications because it could cause medication error- giving the wrong medication to a
resident, confusing medications. If she saw someone drowsy, she would take vitals and call the physician to
hold the medication, or any other orders given. She stated if she saw someone had pre pulled medication
she would notify the supervisor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 1:40 PM LVN O who worked day and evening shifts worked on the
weekends. He stated he had the in-service on the 5 rights of medication administration and was also
observed doing a medication pass. He stated all the narcotics were on the nurses' carts and no longer on
the Med Aide's carts. He stated he was informed that the narcotics were to be signed by 2 nurses for
verification. He stated medications should not be pre pulled because the medication could be given to the
wrong resident. He stated he was newly hired at the facility and had not seen anyone pre pull medication. If
he were to see it, he would notify the supervisor. He stated he had been observed by the DON doing
medication pass.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 1:49 PM LVN I who worked overnight shift stated she had an in-service
this morning about medication administration and the 5 rights. She stated 2 nurses needed to confirm and
sign for narcotics. She stated the med aides would not be passing narcotics any longer. She stated she had
not seen any pre pulled medications. She stated she would ask about the medication if it was left in the cart
and she would call the supervisor. She stated pre pulled medications could result in a medication error.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:00 PM LVN H who worked overnight shift stated he had received the
in-services about drug administration and the 5 rights. He stated he did not pre-pull medication because it
could result in a medication error. He stated he had not seen any pre pulled medications in the cart and if
he had seen it, he would report it to the DON. He stated 2 nurses needed to verify and sign off for the
administration of narcotics. He was informed that med aides would not be allowed to pass narcotics. He
stated if he saw someone very drowsy, he would take a set of vitals, notify the doctor, and hold the
medication until he spoke with the doctor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:06 PM LVN N who worked as needed and weekends stated she had
the in-service and was informed only nurses would administer narcotics, all the narcotics were removed
from the med aides' carts, and 2 nurses would be needed to administer the narcotics to verify and sign. She
stated it was important to not pre pull medications because it would be easy to make a medication error
giving the medication to the wrong resident. She stated they also discussed the 5 rights of medication
administration. She stated if she saw pre pulled medication on the cart, she would report it to the DON or
ADON.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:07 PM LVN M who worked evening shift stated she had the in-service
yesterday and was told the nurses would administer the narcotic. She stated she was told to use the 5
rights to administer medications. She stated that 2 nurses needed to sign out narcotics to verify the correct
medication was administered. She stated all the narcotics and the books with the sheets were put into the
nurses' carts. She stated it was important not to pre pull medications because it could cause a medication
error- by forgetting who the medication belonged to. She stated she had not seen medication pre pulled on
a cart. She stated she would question who or what the medication was for, she would discard it and inform
the supervisor. She stated if she saw a resident groggy, she would do an assessment, take vitals, notify the
supervisor, notify the physician, and hold the
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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
676328
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0760
medication until further orders from the doctor.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:16 PM Med Aide B1 who worked evening shift stated she had the in
service about medication process using 5 rights and not to pre pull medications. She stated narcotics were
removed from her cart and would be administer by the nurses only to prevent too many people handling the
narcotics. She stated it was important not to pre pull medication to prevent medication error. She stated she
had not seen anyone pre pulling medications. She stated if she had seen it, she would report it to the
charge nurse and if nothing was done about it, she would report it to the DON. She stated there had been
times that Resident #2 had been very drowsy and she reported it the nurse and she did not give the
medication to him.
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:29 PM RN R who worked evening shift stated she had the in-service
of medication administration and the 5 rights of medication administration. She stated there would need to
be 2 nurses to sign for a delivery of a narcotic and to administer to a resident. She stated it was important
not to pre pull to prevent medication error- wrong time, wrong med, wrong resident. She stated she had
seen medication pre pulled medication and she informed the person that did it not to do it and she told the
ADON about it. She stated if she saw that a resident was very drowsy, she would do an assessment with a
set of vitals, hold the medication, notify the doctor, the DON, family, and wait for further orders from the
doctor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:49PM RN J worked all shifts stated she had the in service yesterday.
She stated they discussed 5 rights of medication administration. 2 nurses were needed to administer
narcotics. She stated the carts were audited and is aware Med Aides were no longer able to pass narcotics.
She stated she had not seen anyone pre pull medications. She stated pre pulled medications could cause
medication error. She stated if she had seen someone who pre pulled, she would stop the administration
first and notify a supervisor immediately.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 2:58 PM RN V who worked evening shift stated she had the in-service
on medication administration on the 7 rights of administration. She stated that narcotics required 2 nurses
to verify and sign. She stated pre pulled medications-ask the resident first if it was needed before pulling a
narcotic. She stated pre pulled medications could result in medication error that could have dangerous
results. She stated Med Aides were no longer allowed to administer narcotics. She stated she had not seen
anyone pre pull medications and she had only been employed with the facility for 2 months. She stated if
she saw someone pre pulled medications, she would inquire to the person who had done it, she stated it
would be best to report it to the supervisor. She stated if she saw someone groggy, she would not
administer a narcotic and do an assessment with vitals, report it to the doctor, the supervisor, and the
family await further instructions from the doctor.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 3:06 PM LVN Y who worked overnight shift stated she had the in-service
this morning about resident 7 rights of medication administration. She stated she was informed that 2
nurses would need to sign out narcotics to verify. She stated the cart and narcotic book was audited. She
stated she was informed that the Med Aides were not allowed to pass narcotics. She stated she had not
seen anyone pre pull medications, and pre pulled med errors could cause a medication error. She stated
she would do an assessment with vital signs, hold the medication, and notify the doctor. She stated if she
would see someone with pre pulled medications, she would advise them to discard the medications and
assist them if needed. She stated if the person were to do it more than once, she would then go to the
DON.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 3:21 PM LVN T who worked overnight shift stated she had the in(continued on next page)
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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
676328
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0760
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Few
service about medication administration that now required 2 nurses to sign for verification. She stated that
medications should not be pre pulled and use the 7 rights of medication administration. She stated it was
important not to pre pull to prevent medication error. She stated she had not seen anyone pre pull
medications, but had she seen it, she would inform the person not to do that and then report. She stated if
she saw someone drowsy, she would not administer a narcotic because it could mask another problem.
She stated she would call the supervisor, the doctor, and the family and wait for further orders from the
doctor.
During an observation on 8/6/2024 at 3:50 PM, the medication carts on the 100-hall unit had all the
narcotics on the nurses' carts and no narcotics on the Medication Aide's cart. Observed LVN F on 100 hall
passed medication and LVN F verified a narcotic he pulled with RN V.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 10:10 AM, the DON stated she did not want staff to know she would do
random medication observations because she wanted to ensure they were doing the medication pass per
facility policy. She stated she did an in-service with Med Aide A1 that morning and she was informed not to
pre-pull medication. She stated she allowed her to prepare for medication pass and decided to do a random
observation with her. She stated she found that the Med Aide A1 was about to enter a residents' room with
2 cups of medication- one cup for each resident. The Med Aide was terminated.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 1:40 PM LVN O who worked day and evening shifts worked on the
weekends. He stated he had the in-service on the 5 rights of medication administration and was also
observed doing a medication pass. He stated all the narcotics were on the nurses' carts and no longer on
the Med Aide's carts. He stated he was informed that the narcotics were to be signed by 2 nurses for
verification. He stated medications should not be pre pulled because the medication could be given to the
wrong resident. He stated he was newly hired at the facility and had not seen anyone pre pull medication. If
he were to see it, he would notify the supervisor. He stated he had been observed by the DON doing
medication pass.
Record review of QAPI signature page dated 8/4/2024 revealed the Medical Director gave verbal approval
over the phone and email due to being on vacation. The Administrator stated the Medical Director also
received a scanned copy of the signed IJ template.
During an interview on 8/6/2024 at 6:56 PM LVN S stated he had in-service on medication right of
medication administration. He stated he was told not to pre pull medication because it could cause a
medication error. He stated he had not seen anyone pre pull medication. He stated if he saw anyone pre
pull medication he would advise them not to administer medication that way and inform the DON. He stated
that 2 nurses were to sign off on any narcotic to be given. He stated he would not give narcotics to anyone
who would be drowsy, but instead hold it and call the doctor and notify the supervisor.
Observation on 8/6/2024 at 7:03 PM revealed LVN F removed a Norco for Resident #3 and LVN M verified
and signed off with LVN F before medication was administered. There were no pre pulled pills in the top
drawer of the cart. He administered the medication to the resident using the 5 rights of medication
administration.
Observation on 8/6/2024 at 7:08 PM revealed Med Aide B1 administered to Resident #3 -Cymbalta 20mg,
Atorvastatin 40mg, and Trazadone 50mg using the 5 rights of medication administration. There were no pre
pulled pills in the top drawer.
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
676328
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Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
676328
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/06/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Las Colinas of Westover
9738 Westover Hills Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0760
An IJ was identified on 8/4/2024. The IJ template was presented to the facility on 8/4/2024 at 7:02PM.
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
While the IJ was removed on 8/6/2024 at 8:03PM, the facility remained out of compliance at a scope of
isolated and a severity level of no actual harm due to the facilities need to continue to monitor the
effectiveness of their plan.
Residents Affected - Few
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