Heritage Gardens Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Carrollton, TX was fined $38,243 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Heritage Gardens Rehabilitation and Healthcare (Carrollton, TX) — $38,243 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Heritage Gardens Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Carrollton, TX was fined $38,243 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.


• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.


• 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.


• Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.


• Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.


• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.


• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.


• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.