HILL TOP HOME OF COMFORT INC
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$198,960
Outcome
HILL TOP HOME OF COMFORT INC in KILLDEER, ND was fined $198,960 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HILL TOP HOME OF COMFORT INC (KILLDEER, ND) — $198,960 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HILL TOP HOME OF COMFORT INC in KILLDEER, ND was fined $198,960 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
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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