Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide laboratory services to meet the needs of the resident, for 1 of 4 residents (Residents # 1) reviewed for laboratory services, in that; The facility failed to obtain a STAT CBC prescribed by a physician on [DATE] for Resident #1 who had previous abnormal CBC on [DATE] with a change in condition and resulted in hospitalization on [DATE] for severe [CONDITION(S)] (the body's extreme response to an infection which is a life-threatening emergency) and death on [DATE]. This failure resulted in identification of Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) on [DATE] at 2:48 p.m. …
F772 citations in Texas
Administration Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2023
Texas cites F772 less often than its own record predicts
0.97 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2023, this is the portion that was F772.
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What Texas surveyors wrote
F772 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 obtain laboratory services to meet the needs of the residents in a timely manner for one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed for indwelling urinary catheters (Foley), in that Resident #1 exhibited signs and symptoms of a UTI on 01/01/2021(foul smelling, dark urine) Resident #1's physician ordered a UA C&S which was collected on 01/01/2021 by the facility but was not sent to the lab . This failure could place residents with indwelling urinary catheters at risk of delays in treatment which could result [MEDICAL CONDITIONS], pain or death. …
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide laboratory services to meet the needs of the resident, for 1 of 4 residents (Residents # 1) reviewed for laboratory services, The facility failed to obtain a 14-panel drug screen for Resident #1 as ordered by a NP. This failure could place residents at risk for delays in treatment. The findings included: Record review of Resident #1's face sheet dated 11/03/2023 revealed an admitted [DATE] with diagnoses which included: dementia, generalized muscle weakness and hypertension (high blood pressure). …
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