BRIGHTON CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$61,040
Outcome
BRIGHTON CARE CENTER in BRIGHTON, CO was fined $61,040 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BRIGHTON CARE CENTER (BRIGHTON, CO) — $61,040 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BRIGHTON CARE CENTER in BRIGHTON, CO was fined $61,040 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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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