Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing C
Outcome
Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing C in Austin, TX was fined $68,371 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing C (Austin, TX) — $68,371 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing C in Austin, TX was fined $68,371 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 50 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.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 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 treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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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