VISTA GRANDE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER
Outcome
VISTA GRANDE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in CORTEZ, CO was fined $36,023 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
VISTA GRANDE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER (CORTEZ, CO) — $36,023 in CMS Fines
Outcome: VISTA GRANDE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in CORTEZ, CO was fined $36,023 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
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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