AMETHYST HEALTH OF BROWN DEER
Outcome
AMETHYST HEALTH OF BROWN DEER in MILWAUKEE, WI was fined $282,090 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 66 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AMETHYST HEALTH OF BROWN DEER (MILWAUKEE, WI) — $282,090 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AMETHYST HEALTH OF BROWN DEER in MILWAUKEE, WI was fined $282,090 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 66 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
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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