MASON POINTE CARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$19,460
Outcome
MASON POINTE CARE CENTER in CHESTERFIELD, MO was fined $19,460 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MASON POINTE CARE CENTER (CHESTERFIELD, MO) — $19,460 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MASON POINTE CARE CENTER in CHESTERFIELD, MO was fined $19,460 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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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