BUENA VIDA NURSING AND REHAB ODESSA
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$8,724
Outcome
BUENA VIDA NURSING AND REHAB ODESSA in ODESSA, TX was fined $8,724 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BUENA VIDA NURSING AND REHAB ODESSA (ODESSA, TX) — $8,724 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BUENA VIDA NURSING AND REHAB ODESSA in ODESSA, TX was fined $8,724 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
- Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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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