Canal View - Houghton County
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$39,988
Outcome
Canal View - Houghton County in Hancock, MI was fined $39,988 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Canal View - Houghton County (Hancock, MI) — $39,988 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Canal View - Houghton County in Hancock, MI was fined $39,988 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- 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 the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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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