Focused Care of Gilmer
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$240,635
Outcome
Focused Care of Gilmer in Gilmer, TX was fined $240,635 by CMS following 45 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Focused Care of Gilmer (Gilmer, TX) — $240,635 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Focused Care of Gilmer in Gilmer, TX was fined $240,635 by CMS following 45 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of 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.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
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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