LEGACY ON 10TH AVENUE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$103,737
Outcome
LEGACY ON 10TH AVENUE in TOPEKA, KS was fined $103,737 by CMS following 45 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LEGACY ON 10TH AVENUE (TOPEKA, KS) — $103,737 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LEGACY ON 10TH AVENUE in TOPEKA, KS was fined $103,737 by CMS following 45 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- 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.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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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