Odebolt Specialty Care
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Penalty
$14,433
Outcome
Odebolt Specialty Care in Odebolt, IA was fined $14,433 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Odebolt Specialty Care (Odebolt, IA) — $14,433 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Odebolt Specialty Care in Odebolt, IA was fined $14,433 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
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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