ALTA REHAB AT WAUCONDA
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$7,443
Outcome
ALTA REHAB AT WAUCONDA in WAUCONDA, IL was fined $7,443 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALTA REHAB AT WAUCONDA (WAUCONDA, IL) — $7,443 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALTA REHAB AT WAUCONDA in WAUCONDA, IL was fined $7,443 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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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