Medilodge of Sault Ste. Marie
Outcome
Medilodge of Sault Ste. Marie in Sault Ste. Marie, MI was fined $65,403 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 74 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Medilodge of Sault Ste. Marie (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) — $65,403 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Medilodge of Sault Ste. Marie in Sault Ste. Marie, MI was fined $65,403 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 74 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- 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.
- Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
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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