STRAFFORD CARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$52,456
Outcome
STRAFFORD CARE CENTER in STRAFFORD, MO was fined $52,456 by CMS following 46 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
STRAFFORD CARE CENTER (STRAFFORD, MO) — $52,456 in CMS Fines
Outcome: STRAFFORD CARE CENTER in STRAFFORD, MO was fined $52,456 by CMS following 46 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.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- 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 each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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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