AMBERWOOD POST ACUTE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$9,636
Outcome
AMBERWOOD POST ACUTE in DENVER, CO was fined $9,636 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AMBERWOOD POST ACUTE (DENVER, CO) — $9,636 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AMBERWOOD POST ACUTE in DENVER, CO was fined $9,636 by CMS following 37 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.
- Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
- Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- 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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