THE HILLCREST OF NORTH DALLAS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$236,449
Outcome
THE HILLCREST OF NORTH DALLAS in DALLAS, TX was fined $236,449 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 44 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE HILLCREST OF NORTH DALLAS (DALLAS, TX) — $236,449 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE HILLCREST OF NORTH DALLAS in DALLAS, TX was fined $236,449 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 44 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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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