MCKENZIE COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LONG TERM CARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$6,300
Outcome
MCKENZIE COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LONG TERM CARE in WATFORD CITY, ND was fined $6,300 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MCKENZIE COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LONG TERM CARE (WATFORD CITY, ND) — $6,300 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MCKENZIE COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LONG TERM CARE in WATFORD CITY, ND was fined $6,300 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- 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.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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