BRIA OF GODFREY
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$225,974
Outcome
BRIA OF GODFREY in GODFREY, IL was fined $225,974 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 48 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BRIA OF GODFREY (GODFREY, IL) — $225,974 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BRIA OF GODFREY in GODFREY, IL was fined $225,974 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 48 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- 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.
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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