Highland Park Care Center
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$61,825
Outcome
Highland Park Care Center in Houston, TX was fined $61,825 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Highland Park Care Center (Houston, TX) — $61,825 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Highland Park Care Center in Houston, TX was fined $61,825 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as 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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