PATRIOT HEIGHTS HEALTH CARE CENTER
Outcome
PATRIOT HEIGHTS HEALTH CARE CENTER in SAN ANTONIO, TX was fined $35,829 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PATRIOT HEIGHTS HEALTH CARE CENTER (SAN ANTONIO, TX) — $35,829 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PATRIOT HEIGHTS HEALTH CARE CENTER in SAN ANTONIO, TX was fined $35,829 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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.
- Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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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