PRAIRIE ACRES
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$15,033
Outcome
PRAIRIE ACRES in FRIONA, TX was fined $15,033 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PRAIRIE ACRES (FRIONA, TX) — $15,033 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PRAIRIE ACRES in FRIONA, TX was fined $15,033 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- 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.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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