Community Care Center of Hondo in Hondo, TX was fined $18,889 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Community Care Center of Hondo (Hondo, TX) — $18,889 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Community Care Center of Hondo in Hondo, TX was fined $18,889 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.


• Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.


• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.


• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.


• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.


• 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 each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.