Ridgmar Medical Lodge
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$29,598
Outcome
Ridgmar Medical Lodge in Fort Worth, TX was fined $29,598 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Ridgmar Medical Lodge (Fort Worth, TX) — $29,598 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Ridgmar Medical Lodge in Fort Worth, TX was fined $29,598 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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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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