BELL AVENUE NURSING CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$31,008
Outcome
BELL AVENUE NURSING CENTER in ELK CITY, OK was fined $31,008 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BELL AVENUE NURSING CENTER (ELK CITY, OK) — $31,008 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BELL AVENUE NURSING CENTER in ELK CITY, OK was fined $31,008 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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