SAUK CO HEALTH CARE CENTER
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$160,977
Outcome
SAUK CO HEALTH CARE CENTER in REEDSBURG, WI was fined $160,977 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SAUK CO HEALTH CARE CENTER (REEDSBURG, WI) — $160,977 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SAUK CO HEALTH CARE CENTER in REEDSBURG, WI was fined $160,977 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 13 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.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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