Chariton Specialty Care
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$15,134
Outcome
Chariton Specialty Care in Chariton, IA was fined $15,134 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Chariton Specialty Care (Chariton, IA) — $15,134 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Chariton Specialty Care in Chariton, IA was fined $15,134 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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