LAKE COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES in OCONOMOWOC, WI was fined $185,950 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

LAKE COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES (OCONOMOWOC, WI) — $185,950 in CMS Fines

Outcome: LAKE COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES in OCONOMOWOC, WI was fined $185,950 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.


• Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.


• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.


• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.


• 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.


• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.


• Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.


• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.