HEARTHSTONE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$78,254
Outcome
HEARTHSTONE in SPARKS, NV was fined $78,254 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 69 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HEARTHSTONE (SPARKS, NV) — $78,254 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HEARTHSTONE in SPARKS, NV was fined $78,254 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 69 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
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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