Good Shepherd Health Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$87,458
Outcome
Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City, IA was fined $87,458 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Good Shepherd Health Center (Mason City, IA) — $87,458 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City, IA was fined $87,458 by CMS following 26 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.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide or arrange emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- 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.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
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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