Shell Rock Senior Living
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$17,167
Outcome
Shell Rock Senior Living in Shell Rock, IA was fined $17,167 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Shell Rock Senior Living (Shell Rock, IA) — $17,167 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Shell Rock Senior Living in Shell Rock, IA was fined $17,167 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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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