Cherokee Specialty Care
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,190
Outcome
Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee, IA was fined $8,190 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Cherokee Specialty Care (Cherokee, IA) — $8,190 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee, IA was fined $8,190 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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