DEVONSHIRE CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$2,350
Outcome
DEVONSHIRE CARE CENTER in STERLING, CO was fined $2,350 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
DEVONSHIRE CARE CENTER (STERLING, CO) — $2,350 in CMS Fines
Outcome: DEVONSHIRE CARE CENTER in STERLING, CO was fined $2,350 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
- Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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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