Pleasanton South Nursing And Rehabilitation
Pleasanton South Nursing and Rehabilitation in Pleasanton, TX — inspection on November 14, 2025.
Found 2 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
During an interview on [DATE] at 12:03 p.m., a hospice representative stated he attended to Resident #6 as an RN but was not present on the date of her death.
He stated hospice coordinated care with the nursing facility. He stated the facility nurse would contact hospice at the time of death. He stated the hospice company would then offer to send a nurse to assist with the death details. He stated the hospice company would never tell a facility not to notify next of kin. He stated he considered it callous not to notify family immediately.
The hospice representative stated he was aware of some dynamics between the family and the facility but was not aware of any directives from hospice not to notify next of kin.
Record review of the facilities policy titled Notification of Changes, last revised [DATE], revealed: The facility must inform the resident, consult with the resident's physician and/or notify the resident's family member or legal representative when there is a change requiring such notification.
Circumstances requiring notification included: 2.
Significant change in the resident's physical, mental or psychosocial condition such as deterioration in health, mental or psychosocial status.
This may include: a.
Life-threatening conditions, or b. clinical complications 4. a transfer or discharge of the resident from the facility.
Record review of the facility's policy titled Coordination of Hospice Services, last revised [DATE], revealed, 10.
The facility will immediately contact and communicate with the hospice staff, attending physician/practitioner and the family resident representative regarding any significant changes in the resident's status, clinical complications or emergent situations.
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COMPLETED
11/14/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Pleasanton South Nursing and Rehabilitation
905 West Oaklawn Rd Pleasanton, TX 78064
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on [DATE] at 5:15 p.m., the DON stated staff were expected to document family, hospice and other notifications.
She stated the staff should clean and make the resident presentable so the family could spend time with them.
She stated the staff should document the decline and the expiration.
They should document vital signs that were assessed, and if appropriate, contact hospice or palliate care or the physician.
She stated they should document how they find the resident, notification of local police, whether the JP responded and pronouncement of death.
The DON stated this documentation was important because it painted the picture of what occurred so anyone could easily review the medical record and see what occurred.
The DON stated the facility did not experience a lot of deaths and she was aware the facility was lacking in documentation.
Record review of the facility's policy titled Documentation in Medical Record, last revised [DATE], revealed: Each resident's medical record shall contain an accurate representation of the actual experiences of the resident and include enough information to provide a picture of the resident's progress through complete, accurate, and timely documentation. 1.
Licensed staff and the interdisciplinary team members shall document all assessments, observations, and services provided in the resident's medical record in accordance with state law and facility policy.
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