HILLTOP HEIGHTS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
Outcome
HILLTOP HEIGHTS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in JOHNSTOWN, PA was fined $13,128 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 79 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HILLTOP HEIGHTS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER (JOHNSTOWN, PA) — $13,128 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HILLTOP HEIGHTS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in JOHNSTOWN, PA was fined $13,128 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 79 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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