COLBY OPERATOR, LLC
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$40,381
Outcome
COLBY OPERATOR, LLC in COLBY, KS was fined $40,381 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
COLBY OPERATOR, LLC (COLBY, KS) — $40,381 in CMS Fines
Outcome: COLBY OPERATOR, LLC in COLBY, KS was fined $40,381 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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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