Accura Healthcare of Lake City, LLC
Outcome
Accura Healthcare of Lake City, LLC in Lake City, IA was fined $38,610 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 42 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Accura Healthcare of Lake City, LLC (Lake City, IA) — $38,610 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Accura Healthcare of Lake City, LLC in Lake City, IA was fined $38,610 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 42 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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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