Ennis Care Center
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$187,220
Outcome
Ennis Care Center in Ennis, TX was fined $187,220 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Ennis Care Center (Ennis, TX) — $187,220 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Ennis Care Center in Ennis, TX was fined $187,220 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 21 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.
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- 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.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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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