Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide or obtain laboratory services to meet the needs of its residents for 1 of 7 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for laboratory services in that: 1. The facility failed to follow physician standing orders for lab blood analysis, on facility admission of Resident #1. These failures could place residents at risk of not having laboratory services completed and cause delay in their care. Findings include: Resident #1 Record review of Resident #1's undated face sheet revealed an [AGE] year-old female originally admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #1 had a medical history of acute kidney failure (kidneys no longer work on their own), muscle weakness (lack of strength), and muscle wasting (thinning of muscle). …
F771 citations in Texas
Administration Deficiencies
Ensure laboratory services, blood blanks and transfusion services provided on-site meet requirements for certified laboratories.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Texas cites F771 more often than its own record predicts
5.99 times the share F771 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2024, this is the portion that was F771.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
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What Texas surveyors wrote
F771 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.
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