Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$21,565
Outcome
Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community in Waco, TX was fined $21,565 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community (Waco, TX) — $21,565 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community in Waco, TX was fined $21,565 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- 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.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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