DAMAS HOSPITAL SNF
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$10,839
Outcome
DAMAS HOSPITAL SNF in PONCE, PR was fined $10,839 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
DAMAS HOSPITAL SNF (PONCE, PR) — $10,839 in CMS Fines
Outcome: DAMAS HOSPITAL SNF in PONCE, PR was fined $10,839 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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