HILLCREST CARE CENTER INC
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$10,845
Outcome
HILLCREST CARE CENTER INC in DE SOTO, MO was fined $10,845 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HILLCREST CARE CENTER INC (DE SOTO, MO) — $10,845 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HILLCREST CARE CENTER INC in DE SOTO, MO was fined $10,845 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- 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.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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