Avir At River Ridge
Avir at River Ridge in Corpus Christi, TX — inspection on February 21, 2026.
Found 3 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
assessment of skin irregularity on 02/20/2026 there was no cause for immediate or emergent
when she saw Resident #2's skin irregularity but did not. NP A reiterated when she assessed
intervention to send to the emergency room.
During an interview on 02/21/2026 at 3:55PM the DON stated LVN A, on 02/16/2026 should have conducted two chart checks for Resident #1.
The DON stated the expectation of the facility was for the nurses to complete two chart checks every shift to ensure nothing is missed.
The DON stated she was made aware of the concern regarding Resident #1 roughly on 02/20/2026 when NP A wrote her a note and placed it under her door.
The DON stated once she was made aware of the concern, she quickly conducted an assessment on Resident #1 and commenced an investigation on how the facility missed the critical value for Resident #1.
The DON said when she completed her assessment on Resident #1 there were no signs or symptoms that warranted an emergency transfer to the emergency room.
The DON stated MRSA could be caustic to any resident, and if not promptly treated it could lead to severe repercussions, however, stated Resident #1 never experienced any negative outcomes.
The DON stated going forward she has in-serviced her staff to complete chart checks twice a shift and must notify the physician when there are critical laboratory results.
The DON stated regarding Resident #2, the treatment nurse was correct in stating it was the responsibility of the charge nurse to notify the physician of Resident #2's skin irregularity.
The DON stated if the responsibility was solely on the treatment nurse to notify the physician of all irregularities, she would not be able to complete her daily tasks.
The DON stated she conducted a thorough assessment on Resident #2's skin irregularity on 02/20/2026 but looked like a blood blister and did not warrant an emergent transfer to the emergency room for evaluation and treatment.
The DON stated the facility does work collaboratively amongst each other, and going forward, if any nurse is notified of skin irregularities it will be a collaborative effort to notify the physician and not solely the responsibility of the charge nurse.
Record review of the facility's change in condition policy revised dated April 2025 revealed, our facility promptly notifies the resident, his or her attending physician, and the resident representatives of changes in the resident's medical/mental condition and/or statesThe nurse will notify the resident's attending physician or physician on call when there has been a (an):discovery of injury of an unknown sourcesignificant change in the resident's physical/emotional/mention conditione. need to alter the resident's medical treatment significantly.
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Avir at River Ridge 3922 W River Dr Corpus Christi, TX 78410
of injury of an unknown sourced. significant change in the resident's physical/emotional/mention
guidelines for the care of wounds to promote healing. 1.
Verify that there is a physician's order for
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the TAR for February 2026 revealed Resident #2 did not have her wound care documented on
concerns noted.
During an interview on 02/20/2026 at 3:44PM LVN A stated on 02/16/2026 during her
wound care treatment nurse, notifying her that wound care for Resident #1 needed to be completed by LVN A as the treatment nurse was to be leaving early on 02/16/2026. LVN A stated on 02/16/2026 she completed the wound care but may have forgotten to ensure she documented the wound care completion on either Resident #1's TAR or progress note. LVN A stated it was an isolated forgetfulness and will ensure going further, to accurately document care provided. LVN A stated there was no negative outcome as Resident #1 received care. LVN A reiterated several times she should have ensured to accurately document the care provided to Resident #1 but had forgotten. LVN A stated she has been given a one-to-one in-service regarding documentation by the DON.During an inter on 02/21/2026 at 12:42PM RN A stated on 02/15/2026 through 02/17/2026 during her shifts she completed wound care for Resident #2 however verbalized she was not familiar with how to document on Resident #2's TAR and therefore stated she did not document the completed care. RN A stated she was apologetic for the documentation discrepancy and going forward she would request help when she was not certain how to fulfill her documentation requirements.
While reviewing the wound care measurement for Resident #2 with RN A, dated 2/12, and 2/18 there was no indication of further wound deterioration. RN A reiterated she did complete the wound care from 02/15/2026 through 02/17/2026 just failed to document the completion of her wound care in Resident #2's TAR. RN A stated she should have documented the completion of wound care in either a progress note or TAR but did not, however there was no indication of negative outcome due to the documentation deficiency. RN A stated she has been given one-to-one training about the importance of documenting, and going further will ensure she documents every form of care she provides.
During an interview on 02/21/2026 at 3:55PM the DON stated LVN A should have documented Resident #1's wound care completion in either a progress note, or within the TAR for Resident #1's 02/16/2026 wound care.
The DON further stated RN A should have also documented when she completed wound care for Resident #2 during her shifts on 02/15/2026 through 02/17/2026.
The DON stated during her inquiries to every clinical staff member, that the wound care was completed by LVN A and RN A however they forgot to document their care.
The DON stated for both residents #1 and #2 there was no decline in their well-being nor any indication of wound care measurement increases.
The DON stated there was no negative outcome to the lack of documentation, but has facilitated an impromptu in-service regarding documentation expectation, and will ensure the clinical staff are aware of the importance of documenting every form of care completed.
Record review of the facility's policy revision dated July 2017 revealed, 2.
The following information is to be documented in the resident medical record: c.
Treatments or services performed;