CHECOTAH NURSING CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$68,445
Outcome
CHECOTAH NURSING CENTER in CHECOTAH, OK was fined $68,445 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CHECOTAH NURSING CENTER (CHECOTAH, OK) — $68,445 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CHECOTAH NURSING CENTER in CHECOTAH, OK was fined $68,445 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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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