AVIR AT PITTSBURG
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$106,220
Outcome
AVIR AT PITTSBURG in PITTSBURG, TX was fined $106,220 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AVIR AT PITTSBURG (PITTSBURG, TX) — $106,220 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AVIR AT PITTSBURG in PITTSBURG, TX was fined $106,220 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- 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.
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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