REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER
Outcome
REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER in HOCKESSIN, DE was fined $140,261 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 67 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER (HOCKESSIN, DE) — $140,261 in CMS Fines
Outcome: REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER in HOCKESSIN, DE was fined $140,261 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 67 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.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as 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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