CUERO NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

CUERO, TX 2023--2024 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Documentation Failure Immediate Jeopardy Infection Control Medication Error Wound Care
Penalty
$32,806

Outcome

CUERO NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in CUERO, TX was fined $32,806 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

CUERO NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (CUERO, TX) — $32,806 in CMS Fines

Outcome: CUERO NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in CUERO, TX was fined $32,806 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — CUERO NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

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