HUNTER ACRES CARING CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$10,023
Outcome
HUNTER ACRES CARING CENTER in SIKESTON, MO was fined $10,023 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HUNTER ACRES CARING CENTER (SIKESTON, MO) — $10,023 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HUNTER ACRES CARING CENTER in SIKESTON, MO was fined $10,023 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- 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.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- 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.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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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