Living Center West
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$72,070
Outcome
Living Center West in Cedar Rapids, IA was fined $72,070 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Living Center West (Cedar Rapids, IA) — $72,070 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Living Center West in Cedar Rapids, IA was fined $72,070 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
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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