AVERA GRANITE FALLS CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$15,642
Outcome
AVERA GRANITE FALLS CARE CENTER in GRANITE FALLS, MN was fined $15,642 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AVERA GRANITE FALLS CARE CENTER (GRANITE FALLS, MN) — $15,642 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AVERA GRANITE FALLS CARE CENTER in GRANITE FALLS, MN was fined $15,642 by CMS following 17 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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
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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