First Care Living Center
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Wound Care
Penalty
$88,726
Outcome
First Care Living Center in FOSSTON, MN was fined $88,726 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
First Care Living Center (FOSSTON, MN) — $88,726 in CMS Fines
Outcome: First Care Living Center in FOSSTON, MN was fined $88,726 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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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