Essentia Health Oak Crossing
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$7,446
Outcome
Essentia Health Oak Crossing in DETROIT LAKES, MN was fined $7,446 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Essentia Health Oak Crossing (DETROIT LAKES, MN) — $7,446 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Essentia Health Oak Crossing in DETROIT LAKES, MN was fined $7,446 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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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