The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation
Outcome
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation in Corpus Christi, TX was fined $79,987 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 65 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation (Corpus Christi, TX) — $79,987 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation in Corpus Christi, TX was fined $79,987 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 65 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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