Southern Hills Specialty Care
CMS
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$36,865
Outcome
Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola, IA was fined $36,865 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Southern Hills Specialty Care (Osceola, IA) — $36,865 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola, IA was fined $36,865 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- 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.
- Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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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