The Lakeland Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$189,324
Outcome
The Lakeland Center in Southfield, MI was fined $189,324 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 51 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Lakeland Center (Southfield, MI) — $189,324 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Lakeland Center in Southfield, MI was fined $189,324 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 51 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
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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