Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Sterling Heig
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$4,233
Outcome
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Sterling Heig in Sterling Heights, MI was fined $4,233 by CMS following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Sterling Heig (Sterling Heights, MI) — $4,233 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Sterling Heig in Sterling Heights, MI was fined $4,233 by CMS following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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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