BIG SPRING CENTER FOR SKILLED CARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,184
Outcome
BIG SPRING CENTER FOR SKILLED CARE in BIG SPRING, TX was fined $8,184 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BIG SPRING CENTER FOR SKILLED CARE (BIG SPRING, TX) — $8,184 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BIG SPRING CENTER FOR SKILLED CARE in BIG SPRING, TX was fined $8,184 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- 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.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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