HUNTSVILLE HEALTH CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$21,645
Outcome
HUNTSVILLE HEALTH CARE CENTER in HUNTSVILLE, TX was fined $21,645 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HUNTSVILLE HEALTH CARE CENTER (HUNTSVILLE, TX) — $21,645 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HUNTSVILLE HEALTH CARE CENTER in HUNTSVILLE, TX was fined $21,645 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- 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.
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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