F 0698
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure that residents who required dialysis received
such services, consistent with professional standards of practice for 1 of 4 residents (Resident #1) reviewed
for dialysis.
Residents Affected - Few
Resident #1's did not have vital signs checked prior to leaving for dialysis on 10/4/24.
This deficient practice could affect residents who received dialysis treatments and could result in
inadequate care of dialysis treatment.
Findings included:
Record review of Resident #1's admission Record, dated 10/22/24, revealed the resident was admitted to
the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included: Acute Kidney Failure (condition in which kidneys
suddenly are unable to filter waste from blood), Type 2 Diabetes (condition in which the body has trouble
controlling blood sugar and using it for energy), and Hypertension (high blood pressure).
Record review of Resident #1's Order Summary, dated 10/22/24, revealed an order for dialysis treatment
on 10/4/24. Further review revealed hemodialysis every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, chair time 3:15
pm; vital signs pre dialysis.
Record review of Resident #1's Blood Pressure Summary, dated 10/22/24, revealed the resident's blood
pressure was 156/64 on 10/4/24 at 8:59 am.
Record review of Resident #1's Pulse Summary, dated 10/22/24, revealed the resident's heart rate was 84
bmp on 10/4/24 at 8:59 am.
Record review of Resident #1's Respiration Summary, dated 10/22/24, revealed the resident's respiratory
rate was 18 breaths per minute on 10/4/24 at 10:48 am.
Record review of Resident #1's Temperature Summary, dated 10/22/24, revealed the resident's temperature
was 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit on 10/4/24 at 10:48 am.
Record review of Resident #1's Nursing Dialysis Communication Record, dated 10/4/24 and signed by LVN
C, revealed the resident's vital signs were BP 156/64, Temp 97.3, Pulse 84, and Resp 18.
Record review of facility's 24-hour report, dated 10/4/24, revealed Resident #1 was picked up for
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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.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
(X6) DATE
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Event ID:
676331
Printed: 05/15/2026
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
676331
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/23/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Hunters Pond Rehabilitation and Healthcare
9903 Hunters Pond
San Antonio, TX 78224
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0698
dialysis at 1:30 pm.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During an interview on 10/22/24 at 1:19 pm, the DON said there was no specific timeframe for obtaining
vital signs before dialysis, but they should be obtained before the resident left. The DON further stated
when the nurses filled out the dialysis communication sheet the BP was taken within a reasonable
timeframe, approximately 30 minutes to one hour prior to leaving. The DON said Resident #1's dialysis
chair time was 3:15 pm.
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 10/22/24 at 1:37 pm, LVN D said she tried to obtain resident vital signs right before
they left for dialysis. LVN D further stated she would not use the morning vital signs because they could
change and if they were abnormal before they left for dialysis the physician needed to be notified.
During an interview on 10/22/24 at 3:14 pm, MA A said she did not obtain Resident #1's blood pressure or
heart rate on 10/4/24, another MA who was training her obtained the blood pressure and heart rate and she
(MA A) documented them. MA A further stated she did not remember the MA's name who obtained
Resident #1's blood pressure and heart rate.
During an interview on 10/23/24 at 3:02 pm, LVN C said he used Resident #1's blood pressure and heart
rate obtained on the day shift but did not remember at what time they were obtained. LVN C said he did not
know if the facility had an expectation regarding when to obtain vital signs prior to dialysis. LVN C said
Resident #1 appointment for dialysis was at 3:15 pm, so she was picked up during the second shift. LVN C
said he did not think using Resident #1's vital signs from the morning shift was best practice because they
can change.
During an interview on 10/23/24 at 4:00 pm, MA A said she did not recall Resident #1 or obtaining her
blood pressure and heart rate on 10/4/24.
Record review of the facility's policy titled, Dialysis (Renal), Pre and Post Care, undated, revealed: .Assist
resident in maintaining homeostasis pre- and post-renal dialysis .1. Assess resident's blood pressure .prior
to being transported to the dialysis unit .
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Facility ID:
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