Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure respiratory care, including tracheostomy care and tracheal suctioning, is provided such care, consistent with professional standards of practice, for 2 of 4 residents (Resident #71, Resident #8) reviewed for respiratory care.1.The facility failed to provide tracheostomy care and tracheal suctioning for Resident #71 when she experienced shortness of breath and was transferred to the hospital and had her trache replaced in the emergency room2.The facility failed ensure an Ambu bag (a handheld, self-inflating device that forces air or oxygen into the lungs during emergencies) an emergency equipment was available in Resident #8's room.3.The facility failed to monitor the Resident #8 oxygenation status during… …
F695 citations in Texas
Respiratory care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F695 more often than its own record predicts
1.40 times the share F695 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F695.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Texas surveyors wrote
F695 findings written in Texas, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on observations, interviews, and records review the facility failed to ensure respiratory care was provided, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' goals and preferences for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for Respiratory Care. The facility failed to ensure appropriate respiratory care was provided to Resident #1 on 10/1/25 when the facility transported her to a doctor's appointment with an empty oxygen tank. …
Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure that a resident who needed respiratory care was provided such care, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the resident's goals and preferences for 2 of 6 residents (Resident #64 and Resident #81) reviewed for respiratory care.1.The facility failed to ensure Resident #64's oxygen concentrator filter did not contain grey like substance on 08-31/26 through 09/02/26. 2. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Texas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.16% | 1.35× |
| 2024 | 3.25% | 1.47× |
| 2025 | 3.09% | 1.40× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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