Accura Healthcare of Marshalltown
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$9,350
Outcome
Accura Healthcare of Marshalltown in Marshalltown, IA was fined $9,350 by CMS following 44 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Accura Healthcare of Marshalltown (Marshalltown, IA) — $9,350 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Accura Healthcare of Marshalltown in Marshalltown, IA was fined $9,350 by CMS following 44 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- 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 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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