Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Muskegon
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$131,810
Outcome
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Muskegon in Muskegon, MI was fined $131,810 by CMS following 45 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Muskegon (Muskegon, MI) — $131,810 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Muskegon in Muskegon, MI was fined $131,810 by CMS following 45 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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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