ST ELIZABETH NURSING HOME in JANESVILLE, WI was fined $31,171 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 60 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

ST ELIZABETH NURSING HOME (JANESVILLE, WI) — $31,171 in CMS Fines

Outcome: ST ELIZABETH NURSING HOME in JANESVILLE, WI was fined $31,171 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 60 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.


• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.


• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.


• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.


• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.


• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.


• Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.