Kingsbrook Lifecare Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$11,154
Outcome
Kingsbrook Lifecare Center in Ashland, KY was fined $11,154 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Kingsbrook Lifecare Center (Ashland, KY) — $11,154 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Kingsbrook Lifecare Center in Ashland, KY was fined $11,154 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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