THE HEALTHCARE CENTER AT BUCK CREEK
Outcome
THE HEALTHCARE CENTER AT BUCK CREEK in ALABASTER, AL was fined $16,801 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE HEALTHCARE CENTER AT BUCK CREEK (ALABASTER, AL) — $16,801 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE HEALTHCARE CENTER AT BUCK CREEK in ALABASTER, AL was fined $16,801 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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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