CENTRAL TEXAS NURSING & REHABILITATION
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,936
Outcome
CENTRAL TEXAS NURSING & REHABILITATION in BALLINGER, TX was fined $8,936 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CENTRAL TEXAS NURSING & REHABILITATION (BALLINGER, TX) — $8,936 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CENTRAL TEXAS NURSING & REHABILITATION in BALLINGER, TX was fined $8,936 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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