PARADIGM AT KOUNTZE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$27,971
Outcome
PARADIGM AT KOUNTZE in KOUNTZE, TX was fined $27,971 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PARADIGM AT KOUNTZE (KOUNTZE, TX) — $27,971 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PARADIGM AT KOUNTZE in KOUNTZE, TX was fined $27,971 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- 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 a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- 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.
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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