Arbor Court
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$33,807
Outcome
Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant, IA was fined $33,807 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Arbor Court (Mount Pleasant, IA) — $33,807 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant, IA was fined $33,807 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- 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.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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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