BENT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Wound Care
Penalty
$13,442
Outcome
BENT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER in LAS ANIMAS, CO was fined $13,442 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BENT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER (LAS ANIMAS, CO) — $13,442 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BENT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER in LAS ANIMAS, CO was fined $13,442 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- 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.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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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