The Estates at Delano LLC
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$11,928
Outcome
The Estates at Delano LLC in DELANO, MN was fined $11,928 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Estates at Delano LLC (DELANO, MN) — $11,928 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Estates at Delano LLC in DELANO, MN was fined $11,928 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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