The Pines at Blue Hill
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$23,394
Outcome
The Pines at Blue Hill in BLUE HILL, NE was fined $23,394 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 39 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Pines at Blue Hill (BLUE HILL, NE) — $23,394 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Pines at Blue Hill in BLUE HILL, NE was fined $23,394 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 39 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- 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.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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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