Deficiency Index

F697 citations in Texas

Pain management · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F697 in Texas. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Texas cites F697 less often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share0.45×

0.45 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.

Share of Texas citations0.35%

Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F697.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Texas surveyors wrote

F697 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.

K · Immediate jeopardy, patternMay 23, 2026

Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure that pain management is provided to residents who require such services, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' goals and preferences for 1 of 9 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for pain management. The facility failed to timely identify Resident #1's pain following a fall as a change in condition, failed to appropriately assess the pain, and failed to ensure ongoing monitoring and communication of the resident's pain status. …

Terra Bella Health and Wellness Suites

G · Actual harm, isolatedAugust 30, 2026

Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure that pain management is provided to residents who require such services, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' goals and preferences for 1 of 4 residents (CR#1) reviewed for pain management. The facility failed to provide CR#1 an adequate supply of scheduled hydrocodone-acetaminophen 10-325 mg during a 72-hour therapeutic leave, resulting in medication being unavailable for 4 scheduled doses. During that period, CR#1 reported pain of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 (0 being no pain 10 being the worse pain), that interfered with her ability to sleep and function. This failure placed residents at risk for unmanaged pain and diminished quality of life. …

Focused Care at Cedar Bayou

E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternAugust 26, 2026

Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that pain management is provided to residents who require such services, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' goals and preferences for 1 (Resident #2) of 5 residents reviewed for pain. The facility failed to administer Resident #2's Methadone HCI oral tablet 10MG ordered 4 times a day, each evening (6PM dose) on 08/03/26, 08/04/26, 08/05/26, 08/06/26, 08/07/26, 08/08/26, 09/09/26, 08/10/26, and 08/11/26. This resulted in Resident #2 not receiving the therapeutic effects of her combined pain medication which caused uncontrolled pain. …

Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation

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Recent years

YearShare of Texas citationsvs expected
20230.34%0.47×
20240.36%0.50×
20250.35%0.45×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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