The Cedars at Broadwell
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$16,801
Outcome
The Cedars at Broadwell in Grand Island, NE was fined $16,801 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Cedars at Broadwell (Grand Island, NE) — $16,801 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Cedars at Broadwell in Grand Island, NE was fined $16,801 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- 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.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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.
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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