LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$21,801
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON in BRIDGETON, MO was fined $21,801 by CMS following 58 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON (BRIDGETON, MO) — $21,801 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON in BRIDGETON, MO was fined $21,801 by CMS following 58 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
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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