SEDONA TRACE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Penalty
$11,168
Outcome
SEDONA TRACE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER in AUSTIN, TX was fined $11,168 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SEDONA TRACE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER (AUSTIN, TX) — $11,168 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SEDONA TRACE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER in AUSTIN, TX was fined $11,168 by CMS following 14 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.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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