Pointe Coupee Healthcare
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$17,345
Outcome
Pointe Coupee Healthcare in New Roads, LA was fined $17,345 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Pointe Coupee Healthcare (New Roads, LA) — $17,345 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Pointe Coupee Healthcare in New Roads, LA was fined $17,345 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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