Martin Luther Care Center
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$25,378
Outcome
Martin Luther Care Center in BLOOMINGTON, MN was fined $25,378 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Martin Luther Care Center (BLOOMINGTON, MN) — $25,378 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Martin Luther Care Center in BLOOMINGTON, MN was fined $25,378 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- 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.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- 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.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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