Evercare of Calhoun
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$51,058
Outcome
Evercare of Calhoun in HARDIN, IL was fined $51,058 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Evercare of Calhoun (HARDIN, IL) — $51,058 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Evercare of Calhoun in HARDIN, IL was fined $51,058 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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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