The Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation
Outcome
The Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation in WACO, TX was fined $241,937 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation (WACO, TX) — $241,937 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation in WACO, TX was fined $241,937 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Have policies on smoking.
- Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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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