JENKIN'S LIVING CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$53,086
Outcome
JENKIN'S LIVING CENTER in WATERTOWN, SD was fined $53,086 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
JENKIN'S LIVING CENTER (WATERTOWN, SD) — $53,086 in CMS Fines
Outcome: JENKIN'S LIVING CENTER in WATERTOWN, SD was fined $53,086 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 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.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
- Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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