Austin Wellness & Rehabilitation

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Austin Wellness & Rehabilitation, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Sep 19, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the residents environment remained as free of accident hazards as is possible and ensure each resident received adequate supervision for two (Resident #1 and Resident #2) of five residents reviewed for accidents and hazards. The facility failed to: - Address or put in place new interventions when Residents #1 and #2 had a change-in-condition and began experiencing more frequent falls in a short time-frame. - Implement the new intervention of a helmet that was documented in a nursing noted for Resident #2 after a fall on 07/27/24. These failures resulted in an identification of an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) on 09/18/24 at 9:15 AM. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF684Feb 11, 2022

  Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure that residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan for five (Resident #1, Resident #2 Resident #3, Resident #4, Resident #5, and Resident #11) of 91 residents reviewed for quality of care, in that: A.) The facility failed to get physician orders [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . Resident #1 was sent to the hospital on 1/25/2022 and diagnosed with severe [CONDITION(S)] (a serious condition resulting from the presence of harmful microorganisms in the blood or other tissues and the body's response to their presence, potentially leading to the malfunctioning of various organs, shock, and death.) resulting in actual… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Jul 20, 2026

  Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from abuse for 1 (Resident #1) of 5 residents reviewed for abuse.The facility failed to closely supervise and monitor after Resident #1 was involved in a physical altercation with Resident #2 on [DATE]. Resident #1 was hospitalized and received staples to his scalp and ear and a laceration to his face.An IJ was identified on [DATE]. The IJ template was provided to the facility on [DATE] at 8:30 PM. A plan of removal was requested. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF656Jun 4, 2024

  Based on record review, observations and interviews the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for each resident, consistent with the residents' rights that includes measurable objectives and timeframes to meet a resident's medical, nursing, mental and psychosocial needs that are identified in the comprehensive assessment for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1) experiencing falls. The facility failed to include frequent falls as a focus area to provide possible preventive interventions despite the resident having serious injuries from falls in his recent history, prior to admission and multiple falls since his admission. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Jun 4, 2024

  Based on record reviews, observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure a resident's environment remained free of accident hazards and residents received adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents for one (Resident #1) of three residents reviewed for accidents and hazards. The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 did not have repeated falls without attempts to decrease the severity and frequency of falls that continued to occur despite the same two interventions used each time a fall occurred. This failure resulted in an identification of an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) on 06/01/24 at 6:03PM and the facility was notified and given an IJ template. […]