HILL COUNTRY HEIGHTS
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Penalty
$12,356
Outcome
HILL COUNTRY HEIGHTS in COPPERAS COVE, TX was fined $12,356 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HILL COUNTRY HEIGHTS (COPPERAS COVE, TX) — $12,356 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HILL COUNTRY HEIGHTS in COPPERAS COVE, TX was fined $12,356 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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