MESA SPRINGS HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,190
Outcome
MESA SPRINGS HEALTHCARE CENTER in ABILENE, TX was fined $8,190 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MESA SPRINGS HEALTHCARE CENTER (ABILENE, TX) — $8,190 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MESA SPRINGS HEALTHCARE CENTER in ABILENE, TX was fined $8,190 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
- Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
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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