SYCAMORE CARE STRATEGIES
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$76,087
Outcome
SYCAMORE CARE STRATEGIES in LOOGOOTEE, IN was fined $76,087 by CMS across 13 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SYCAMORE CARE STRATEGIES (LOOGOOTEE, IN) — $76,087 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SYCAMORE CARE STRATEGIES in LOOGOOTEE, IN was fined $76,087 by CMS across 13 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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