THE HEIGHTS OF ALAMO
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,414
Outcome
THE HEIGHTS OF ALAMO in ALAMO, TX was fined $8,414 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE HEIGHTS OF ALAMO (ALAMO, TX) — $8,414 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE HEIGHTS OF ALAMO in ALAMO, TX was fined $8,414 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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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