UPTOWN CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,278
Outcome
UPTOWN CARE CENTER in DENVER, CO was fined $8,278 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
UPTOWN CARE CENTER (DENVER, CO) — $8,278 in CMS Fines
Outcome: UPTOWN CARE CENTER in DENVER, CO was fined $8,278 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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 residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- 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.
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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