PARADIGM AT BAY CITY
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$50,359
Outcome
PARADIGM AT BAY CITY in BAY CITY, TX was fined $50,359 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PARADIGM AT BAY CITY (BAY CITY, TX) — $50,359 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PARADIGM AT BAY CITY in BAY CITY, TX was fined $50,359 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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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