BAYOU MANOR
CMS
Medication Error
Penalty
$57,184
Outcome
BAYOU MANOR in HOUSTON, TX was fined $57,184 by CMS across 12 separate penalties following 6 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BAYOU MANOR (HOUSTON, TX) — $57,184 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BAYOU MANOR in HOUSTON, TX was fined $57,184 by CMS across 12 separate penalties following 6 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.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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