FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE SUNSET HILLS
CMS
Actual Harm
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$14,433
Outcome
FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE SUNSET HILLS in SAINT LOUIS, MO was fined $14,433 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE SUNSET HILLS (SAINT LOUIS, MO) — $14,433 in CMS Fines
Outcome: FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE SUNSET HILLS in SAINT LOUIS, MO was fined $14,433 by CMS following 24 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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
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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