The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
Outcome
The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque in Albuquerque, NM was fined $40,999 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM) — $40,999 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque in Albuquerque, NM was fined $40,999 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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