La Bella of Sterling
CMS
Actual Harm
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Penalty
$54,998
Outcome
La Bella of Sterling in STERLING, IL was fined $54,998 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
La Bella of Sterling (STERLING, IL) — $54,998 in CMS Fines
Outcome: La Bella of Sterling in STERLING, IL was fined $54,998 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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