ALFREDO GONZALEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$12,675
Outcome
ALFREDO GONZALEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME in MCALLEN, TX was fined $12,675 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALFREDO GONZALEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME (MCALLEN, TX) — $12,675 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALFREDO GONZALEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME in MCALLEN, TX was fined $12,675 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
How Crucible Prevents This
Crucible's continuous compliance monitoring would have flagged the regulatory gaps that led to these CMS fines — through automated survey-readiness checks, real-time deficiency tracking, staff compliance dashboards, and corrective action plan enforcement — preventing the violations before the next federal survey.
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