SPRINGS VILLAGE CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$26,845
Outcome
SPRINGS VILLAGE CARE CENTER in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO was fined $26,845 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SPRINGS VILLAGE CARE CENTER (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) — $26,845 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SPRINGS VILLAGE CARE CENTER in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO was fined $26,845 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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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