Avir at Houston
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$216,791
Outcome
Avir at Houston in HOUSTON, TX was fined $216,791 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Avir at Houston (HOUSTON, TX) — $216,791 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Avir at Houston in HOUSTON, TX was fined $216,791 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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 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.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
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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