MERIDIAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER

WICHITA, KS 2023--2024 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Actual Harm Documentation Failure Immediate Jeopardy Inadequate Staffing Infection Control Medication Error Nutrition Care Resident Neglect Wound Care
Penalty
$84,501

Outcome

MERIDIAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER in WICHITA, KS was fined $84,501 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 58 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

MERIDIAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER (WICHITA, KS) — $84,501 in CMS Fines

Outcome: MERIDIAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER in WICHITA, KS was fined $84,501 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 58 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

  • 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.

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — MERIDIAN REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER

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