Copperfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$35,430
Outcome
Copperfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Houston, TX was fined $35,430 by CMS following 28 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Copperfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation (Houston, TX) — $35,430 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Copperfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Houston, TX was fined $35,430 by CMS following 28 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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.
- Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
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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