Paradigm Northwest
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$51,400
Outcome
Paradigm Northwest in Houston, TX was fined $51,400 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Paradigm Northwest (Houston, TX) — $51,400 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Paradigm Northwest in Houston, TX was fined $51,400 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
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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