WILLOWCREEK REHAB AND NURSING
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$23,744
Outcome
WILLOWCREEK REHAB AND NURSING in ABILENE, TX was fined $23,744 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WILLOWCREEK REHAB AND NURSING (ABILENE, TX) — $23,744 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WILLOWCREEK REHAB AND NURSING in ABILENE, TX was fined $23,744 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
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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