BEAR CREEK SENIOR LIVING
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$6,614
Outcome
BEAR CREEK SENIOR LIVING in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO was fined $6,614 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BEAR CREEK SENIOR LIVING (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) — $6,614 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BEAR CREEK SENIOR LIVING in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO was fined $6,614 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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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