MOUNT ASCENSION TRANSITIONAL CARE OF CASCADIA

HELENA, MT 2024 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Actual Harm Documentation Failure Immediate Jeopardy Infection Control Medication Error Resident Neglect Wound Care
Penalty
$54,652

Outcome

MOUNT ASCENSION TRANSITIONAL CARE OF CASCADIA in HELENA, MT was fined $54,652 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 54 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

MOUNT ASCENSION TRANSITIONAL CARE OF CASCADIA (HELENA, MT) — $54,652 in CMS Fines

Outcome: MOUNT ASCENSION TRANSITIONAL CARE OF CASCADIA in HELENA, MT was fined $54,652 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 54 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • 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.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — MOUNT ASCENSION TRANSITIONAL CARE OF CASCADIA

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