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Inspection visit

Health inspection

LAS BRISAS REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS CENTERCMS #6764641 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0919 Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to allow residents to call for staff assistance through a communication system that relays the call directly to a staff member or to a centralized staff work area for two residents (Resident #1 and Resident #2) of 5 residents reviewed for the environment. Residents Affected - Some The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 and Resident #2 had a communication system to call directly to the facility staff. This failure placed residents at risk of not being able to get staff assistance when they needed it. Findings included: An interview with the ADM on 04/26/23 at 9:23 am revealed the facility had reported to the State Agency on 04/06/23, the facility's call light system had been struck by lightning, resulting in the outage of the system. As of 04/26/23, the facility had some residents' rooms with a functioning call light system. The residents' rooms that were not working were identified by the Maintenance Director. The facility had identified 15 rooms in which the call light did not work. The rooms and residents with no working call light system were provided bells and more frequent rounding . The facility awaited to hear from the service company when they would make the repairs. Record review of Resident #1;s face sheet dated 04/05/23 revealed an [AGE] year-old- female. She was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Her diagnoses included Acute Respiratory failure with hypoxia, Dementia and Increased secretion of gastrin. Review of Resident #1's MDS dated [DATE] revealed a BIMS revealed a score of 07, indicating severe cognition impairment. Resident #1 was not interviewable. Observation of room [ROOM NUMBER] on 04/26/23 at 11:42 am revealed Resident #1's call light was located on the floor behind the bedside table while Resident #1 laid in bed. An interview and observation with the ADON on 04/26/23 at 11:45 am in Resident #1's room revealed Resident #1 call light was placed behind the bedside table. The ADON pressed the call light and revealed the call light was not functioning. The ADON stated she was not aware of room [ROOM NUMBER] call light not working. Resident #1 did not have a call bell to request staff assistance in the room. The ADON tested Resident #2's call light, who also resided in room [ROOM NUMBER] and Resident #2's call light was also not working. There was no call bell in the room for Resident #2. (continued on next page) 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 FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 2 Event ID: 676464 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 676464 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/26/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Las Brisas Rehabilitation and Wellness Center 3421 W Story Rd Irving, TX 75038 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 0919 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some Record review of a list of rooms with no working call light provided by the ADON on 11:54 am revealed room [ROOM NUMBER] was not listed as not working. Review of Resident #2's face sheet dated 04/27/23 revealed on 63 year- old- female. She was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE]. Her diagnoses included Cerebral infarction (Stroke), Depression and Dysphagia. Review of Resident #2 MDS dated [DATE] revealed a BIMS of 03, revealed severe cognitive impairment. Resident #2 was not intervewable. An interview with Resident #2 family member on 04/26/23 at 12:09 pm revealed Resident #2 had been in room [ROOM NUMBER] for a week. The family member revealed Resident #2 did not have a working call light system. Resident #2 had not received a call bell to request staff assistance. An interview with RN D on 04/26/23 at 1:02 pm revealed she was the assigned nurse for room [ROOM NUMBER]. Resident #1 and Resident #2 resided in the room. The list was kept behind the nursing station. She was not aware room [ROOM NUMBER] call light system was not working/functioning. The facility has provided a list of rooms that did not have a working call light system because of the storm that knocked the system offline. The resident room that did not have a working call light, was provided a bell and staff would round more often. Resident #1 and Resident #2 had not been provided a bell and more frequent rounding. An interview with the Maintenance Director on 04/26/23 at 1:34 pm via telephone revealed he was not aware of the room [ROOM NUMBER] call light system not functioning properly. The Maintenance Director stated it was likely a recent storm may have caused additional rooms to not function. The facility required a new electronic board for the call light system. He was not aware of the timetable for the call light system to be fixed. The Maintenance Director provided a list to the nurses after going around testing the call light system for the resdients. Afterwards he created a listed and placed the list at the nurse's station of the resident rooms not working . He stated was not aware of room [ROOM NUMBER] call light system not working . An additional interview with the ADM on 04/26/23 at 1:49 pm revealed she was not aware of the room [ROOM NUMBER] call light system not working. After the surveyor's inquiry, the facility completed a check of all call lights. Two additional rooms that were not originally listed were also not working. Those residents' rooms were added to the list, provided call bells, and staff were educated to round on those rooms more. Record review of the facility's Comprehensive Disaster Plan and Procedures' policy dated 09/29/21 revealed nursing personnel will establish a medical communication system for all areas not equipped with patient/resident call lights. May include but is not limited to 1. Use of bells or other devices 2. Runners to convey information 3. Periodic or routine rounds. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 676464 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 2

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Citations

1 citation recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0919GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F919 - Resident Call System

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the April 26, 2023 survey of LAS BRISAS REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of LAS BRISAS REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS CENTER on April 26, 2023. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at LAS BRISAS REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS CENTER on April 26, 2023?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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