Paradigm at Sweeny
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$10,517
Outcome
Paradigm at Sweeny in Sweeny, TX was fined $10,517 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Paradigm at Sweeny (Sweeny, TX) — $10,517 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Paradigm at Sweeny in Sweeny, TX was fined $10,517 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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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