HIGHLAND HILLS POST ACUTE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$37,516
Outcome
HIGHLAND HILLS POST ACUTE in PITTSBURGH, PA was fined $37,516 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 100 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HIGHLAND HILLS POST ACUTE (PITTSBURGH, PA) — $37,516 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HIGHLAND HILLS POST ACUTE in PITTSBURGH, PA was fined $37,516 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 100 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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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