Ft Worth Southwest Nursing Center
Outcome
Ft Worth Southwest Nursing Center in Fort Worth, TX was fined $35,552 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Ft Worth Southwest Nursing Center (Fort Worth, TX) — $35,552 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Ft Worth Southwest Nursing Center in Fort Worth, TX was fined $35,552 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- 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.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- 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.
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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