THE COTTAGES AT TEXARKANA
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$28,022
Outcome
THE COTTAGES AT TEXARKANA in TEXARKANA, AR was fined $28,022 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE COTTAGES AT TEXARKANA (TEXARKANA, AR) — $28,022 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE COTTAGES AT TEXARKANA in TEXARKANA, AR was fined $28,022 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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