HILLTOP HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED NURS

DULUTH, MN 2024--2025 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Actual Harm Documentation Failure Immediate Jeopardy Infection Control Medication Error Resident Neglect Wound Care
Penalty
$244,730

Outcome

HILLTOP HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED NURS in DULUTH, MN was fined $244,730 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 48 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

HILLTOP HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED NURS (DULUTH, MN) — $244,730 in CMS Fines

Outcome: HILLTOP HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED NURS in DULUTH, MN was fined $244,730 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 48 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — HILLTOP HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED NURS

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