Avir at Elkhart
CMS
Actual Harm
Inadequate Staffing
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$66,210
Outcome
Avir at Elkhart in ELKHART, TX was fined $66,210 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Avir at Elkhart (ELKHART, TX) — $66,210 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Avir at Elkhart in ELKHART, TX was fined $66,210 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- 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.
- Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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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