FORTRESS NURSING AND REHABILITATION LP
LOCATED: 1105 ROCK PRAIRIE RD., COLLEGE STATION, TX 77845

FORTRESS NURSING AND REHABILITATION was cited by the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES for the following deficiencies:

PLEASE NOTE: The following highlighted quoted text is only a portion of the full report/survey submitted by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES. The full report/survey can be found here.

FACILITY FAILED TO GIVE RESIDENTS PROPER TREATMENT TO PREVENT NEW BED (PRESSURE) SORES OR HEAL EXISTING BED SORES.

LEVEL OF HARM – IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY**
Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure three (3) of 14 Residents (Resident #4, #9, and #12) reviewed for pressure sores received necessary treatment and services to promote healing, accurately assess and stage, and once developed, failed to ensure necessary treatment and services to promote healing. A.) Resident #4 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a Stage II sacral and left heel ulcer per hospital discharge records. The facility did not assess, properly measure, stage or implement/clarify physician ordered treatments to Resident #4’s left heel pressure sores or sacral ulcers resulting in worsening of Resident #4’s left heel and sacral pressure sores. The facility failed to address Resident #4’s pain associated with wound care treatment. Resident #4 ‘ s left heel became infected and was cultured on 10/08/13 with results received on 10/11/13 not conveyed to the physician until 10/14/13, an additional 3 days, resulting in a delay of antibiotic treatment. Resident #4 ‘ s sacral ulcer treatment order ended on 08/14/13 and was not clarified until 10/01/13 resulting in 40 days of treatment without orders while the wound worsened from a stage II to multiple stage III wounds. Resident #4’s physician was not notified of the worsening sacral ulcers until Surveyors brought it to his attention on 10/23/13. Resident #4 was ordered to have a consult with a wound care specialist on 8/07/13; Resident #4 had not seen the wound care specialist as of 10/23/13.

Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores

Continuing: Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure three (3) of 14 Residents (Resident #4, #9, and #12) reviewed for pressure sores received necessary treatment and services to promote healing, accurately assess and stage, and once developed, failed to ensure necessary treatment and services to promote healing. A.) Resident #4 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a Stage II sacral and left heel ulcer per hospital discharge records. The facility did not assess, properly measure, stage or implement/clarify physician ordered treatments to Resident #4’s left heel pressure sores or sacral ulcers resulting in worsening of Resident #4’s left heel and sacral pressure sores. The facility failed to address Resident #4’s pain associated with wound care treatment. Resident #4 ‘ s left heel became infected and was cultured on 10/08/13 with results received on 10/11/13 not conveyed to the physician until 10/14/13, an additional 3 days, resulting in a delay of antibiotic treatment. Resident #4 ‘ s sacral ulcer treatment order ended on 08/14/13 and was not clarified until 10/01/13 resulting in 40 days of treatment without orders while the wound worsened from a stage II to multiple stage III wounds. Resident #4 ‘ s physician was not notified of the worsening sacral ulcers until Surveyors brought it to his attention on 10/23/13. Resident #4 was ordered to have a consult with a wound care specialist on 8/07/13, Resident #4 had not seen the wound care specialist as of 10/23/13.

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