Harmony Dubuque
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$19,371
Outcome
Harmony Dubuque in Dubuque, IA was fined $19,371 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Harmony Dubuque (Dubuque, IA) — $19,371 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Harmony Dubuque in Dubuque, IA was fined $19,371 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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