MERCER MANOR REHABILITATION
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$137,996
Outcome
MERCER MANOR REHABILITATION in ALEDO, IL was fined $137,996 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MERCER MANOR REHABILITATION (ALEDO, IL) — $137,996 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MERCER MANOR REHABILITATION in ALEDO, IL was fined $137,996 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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