Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
ATLAS POST ACUTE
Does ATLAS POST ACUTE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ATLAS POST ACUTE (CCN 065232), in PUEBLO, CO, has federal inspection findings on its record. In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 3 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity D. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $39,368 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own. Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with federal regulators; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
The Federal Record
CMS has $39,368 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with federal regulators (CMS). Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$39,368
CMS has $39,368 in civil money penalties on file against this facility. CMS also records 47 day(s) of payment denial.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 4 · CMS state average: 3.2
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Document what happened
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