Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
Avir at Houston
Does Avir at Houston have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Avir at Houston (CCN 676066), in HOUSTON, TX, has federal inspection findings on its record. In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 14 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity K on CMS's A–L scale, a level CMS classifies as Immediate Jeopardy. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-03-20. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $216,791 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
The Federal Record
At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility for an Immediate Jeopardy deficiency.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with federal regulators (CMS). Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$216,791
CMS has $216,791 in civil money penalties on file against this facility. CMS also records 3 day(s) of payment denial.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 2.7
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate foot care.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Document what happened
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