THE LUTHERAN HOME: BELLE PLAINE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,827
Outcome
THE LUTHERAN HOME: BELLE PLAINE in BELLE PLAINE, MN was fined $8,827 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE LUTHERAN HOME: BELLE PLAINE (BELLE PLAINE, MN) — $8,827 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE LUTHERAN HOME: BELLE PLAINE in BELLE PLAINE, MN was fined $8,827 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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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