Medilodge of Clare
CMS
Actual Harm
Inadequate Staffing
Penalty
$10,059
Outcome
Medilodge of Clare in Clare, MI was fined $10,059 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Medilodge of Clare (Clare, MI) — $10,059 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Medilodge of Clare in Clare, MI was fined $10,059 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- 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.
- 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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