MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NURSING CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$7,443
Outcome
MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NURSING CENTER in IDABEL, OK was fined $7,443 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NURSING CENTER (IDABEL, OK) — $7,443 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NURSING CENTER in IDABEL, OK was fined $7,443 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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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