BLUEBIRD WELLNESS AND REHABILITATION
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$234,836
Outcome
BLUEBIRD WELLNESS AND REHABILITATION in SAINT LOUIS, MO was fined $234,836 by CMS following 91 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BLUEBIRD WELLNESS AND REHABILITATION (SAINT LOUIS, MO) — $234,836 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BLUEBIRD WELLNESS AND REHABILITATION in SAINT LOUIS, MO was fined $234,836 by CMS following 91 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.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
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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