Osage Rehab and Health Care Center
Outcome
Osage Rehab and Health Care Center in Osage, IA was fined $96,561 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 40 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Osage Rehab and Health Care Center (Osage, IA) — $96,561 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Osage Rehab and Health Care Center in Osage, IA was fined $96,561 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 40 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility.
- 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.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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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