Prairie Gate
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$27,630
Outcome
Prairie Gate in Council Bluffs, IA was fined $27,630 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Prairie Gate (Council Bluffs, IA) — $27,630 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Prairie Gate in Council Bluffs, IA was fined $27,630 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 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.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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