Cass County Medical Care Facility
Outcome
Cass County Medical Care Facility in Cassopolis, MI was fined $15,593 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Cass County Medical Care Facility (Cassopolis, MI) — $15,593 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Cass County Medical Care Facility in Cassopolis, MI was fined $15,593 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
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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