Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Penalty
$8,021
Outcome
Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC in Cherokee, IA was fined $8,021 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC (Cherokee, IA) — $8,021 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC in Cherokee, IA was fined $8,021 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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