Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist provided for the resident's immediate care and needs for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #3) reviewed for physician services. The facility failed to ensure there were orders for R#3's type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia. On 12/22/23 at 3:55 PM an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified., while the IJ was removed on 12/23/23 at 6:30pm, the facility remained out of compliance at a severity level of actual harm and a scope of isolated due to the facility continuing to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of their Plan of Removal. …
F710 citations in Texas
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F710 less often than its own record predicts
0.15 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F710.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Texas surveyors wrote
F710 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 interview and record review the facility failed to ensure that a physician approved in writing that an individual be admitted to the facility, and provide orders for the resident's immediate care needs, in that Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] without consulting or notifying the physician of his admission or obtaining physician orders [REDACTED]. On 08/06/2020 Resident #1 reported pain, burning and discomfort related to his Foley catheter and it was noted his urine was amber colored. No orders for treatment were received prior to Resident #1 removal from the facility on 08/08/2020 by his family due to lack of care and treatment of [REDACTED].#1 was admitted to the hospital on [DATE] with the [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. …
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure orders were provided for the resident's immediate care and needs for 4 (Resident #7, Resident #9, Resident #24, and Resident #44) of 16 residents reviewed for care supervised by a physician. The facility failed to ensure a physician order was put into place/received to admit Resident #7, Resident #9, Resident #24, and Resident #44 to an Alzheimer's certified secure care unit. The facility failed to obtain a diagnosis to admit Resident #24 to an Alzheimer's certified secure care unit. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Texas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.05% | 0.57× |
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.48× |
| 2025 | 0.01% | 0.15× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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