HARMONY CARE AT STAMFORD
CMS
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$21,530
Outcome
HARMONY CARE AT STAMFORD in STAMFORD, TX was fined $21,530 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HARMONY CARE AT STAMFORD (STAMFORD, TX) — $21,530 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HARMONY CARE AT STAMFORD in STAMFORD, TX was fined $21,530 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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