UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$9,315
Outcome
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CARE CENTER in AURORA, CO was fined $9,315 by CMS following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CARE CENTER (AURORA, CO) — $9,315 in CMS Fines
Outcome: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CARE CENTER in AURORA, CO was fined $9,315 by CMS following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- 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 dementia.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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