SKYLAKE POST ACUTE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$25,572
Outcome
SKYLAKE POST ACUTE in THORNTON, CO was fined $25,572 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SKYLAKE POST ACUTE (THORNTON, CO) — $25,572 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SKYLAKE POST ACUTE in THORNTON, CO was fined $25,572 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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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