SANDSTONE HEIGHTS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$67,763
Outcome
SANDSTONE HEIGHTS in LITTLE RIVER, KS was fined $67,763 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SANDSTONE HEIGHTS (LITTLE RIVER, KS) — $67,763 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SANDSTONE HEIGHTS in LITTLE RIVER, KS was fined $67,763 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
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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