MCCRITE PLAZA AT BRIARCLIFF SKILLED FACILITY
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$16,000
Outcome
MCCRITE PLAZA AT BRIARCLIFF SKILLED FACILITY in KANSAS CITY, MO was fined $16,000 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MCCRITE PLAZA AT BRIARCLIFF SKILLED FACILITY (KANSAS CITY, MO) — $16,000 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MCCRITE PLAZA AT BRIARCLIFF SKILLED FACILITY in KANSAS CITY, MO was fined $16,000 by CMS following 35 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.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- 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 and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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