FOCUSED CARE AT CRANE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$42,357
Outcome
FOCUSED CARE AT CRANE in CRANE, TX was fined $42,357 by CMS following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
FOCUSED CARE AT CRANE (CRANE, TX) — $42,357 in CMS Fines
Outcome: FOCUSED CARE AT CRANE in CRANE, TX was fined $42,357 by CMS following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- 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.
- Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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