STERLING COUNTY NURSING HOME
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Penalty
$7,443
Outcome
STERLING COUNTY NURSING HOME in STERLING CITY, TX was fined $7,443 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
STERLING COUNTY NURSING HOME (STERLING CITY, TX) — $7,443 in CMS Fines
Outcome: STERLING COUNTY NURSING HOME in STERLING CITY, TX was fined $7,443 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 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.
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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