CONTINENTAL CARE AND REHABILITATION
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$59,589
Outcome
CONTINENTAL CARE AND REHABILITATION in BUTTE, MT was fined $59,589 by CMS following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CONTINENTAL CARE AND REHABILITATION (BUTTE, MT) — $59,589 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CONTINENTAL CARE AND REHABILITATION in BUTTE, MT was fined $59,589 by CMS following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- 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.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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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