Salem Lutheran Home
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$25,448
Outcome
Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA was fined $25,448 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Salem Lutheran Home (Elk Horn, IA) — $25,448 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA was fined $25,448 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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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