Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center

Des Moines, IA 2023 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Documentation Failure Infection Control Medication Error Nutrition Care
Penalty
$56,807

Outcome

Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center in Des Moines, IA was fined $56,807 by CMS across 10 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center (Des Moines, IA) — $56,807 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center in Des Moines, IA was fined $56,807 by CMS across 10 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center

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