BALANCED HEALTHCARE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$114,133
Outcome
BALANCED HEALTHCARE in SAINT PETERSBURG, FL was fined $114,133 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BALANCED HEALTHCARE (SAINT PETERSBURG, FL) — $114,133 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BALANCED HEALTHCARE in SAINT PETERSBURG, FL was fined $114,133 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- 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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