COLLEGE PARK REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER
LOCATED: 1715 MARTIN DR, WEATHERFORD, TX 76086
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 PROTECT EACH RESIDENT FROM ALL TYPES OF ABUSE SUCH AS PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT, AND NEGLECT BY ANYBODY.
Interview with RN A on [DATE] at 11:43 a.m. revealed on [DATE] around 3:15 a.m CNA B told her Resident #1 was not acting right. She stated she went down to Resident #1’s room and found her unresponsive and cold and clammy. She stated she took Resident #1’s vital signs and knew she was a diabetic so she took her blood sugar. Resident #1’s blood sugar was 21. She stated she realized the resident was hypoglycemic (when a resident has low blood sugar). She stated she knew the resident had an order for [REDACTED].#1’s room at that time, even though the resident was still unresponsive. RN A stated she came back about ten minutes later and rechecked her blood sugar and it was 40. She stated she left the room at that time and Resident #1 was still unresponsive at that time. She stated she came back about 20 minutes later and took her blood sugar again and it was 59. She stated the resident was still unresponsive so she decided at that point she should send Resident #1 to the hospital. RN A revealed she called 911 and went back to the room and stayed with the resident until the paramedics arrived. She stated the resident remained unresponsive and when EMS arrived, the paramedics started an IV but Resident #1 was still completely unresponsive. RN A stated EMS transferred Resident #1 to the stretcher and the resident started to groan, but other than that she was still out of it. RN A stated she never called the physician during the 45 minutes between finding the resident unresponsive and sending her to the hospital. RN A stated she left a message for the doctor after Resident #1 was sent to the hospital. She stated she did not remember notifying the DON or any administrative staff about the incident, but she did record the incident on the 24 hour report for the upcoming shift. RN A stated if she could go back and change things, she would have given the [MEDICATION NAME] and after a few minutes when it had not worked, she would have called 911. She stated she also would have called the doctor sooner to see what he wanted her to do. She stated she did not know why she waited so long to call 911, but she cannot go back and change it.
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