Burcham Hills Retirement Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$37,557
Outcome
Burcham Hills Retirement Center in East Lansing, MI was fined $37,557 by CMS following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Burcham Hills Retirement Center (East Lansing, MI) — $37,557 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Burcham Hills Retirement Center in East Lansing, MI was fined $37,557 by CMS following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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.
- Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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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