Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein Center
Outcome
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein Center in West Burlington, IA was fined $65,094 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein Center (West Burlington, IA) — $65,094 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein Center in West Burlington, IA was fined $65,094 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- 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.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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