Thorne Crest Retirement Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$43,082
Outcome
Thorne Crest Retirement Center in ALBERT LEA, MN was fined $43,082 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Thorne Crest Retirement Center (ALBERT LEA, MN) — $43,082 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Thorne Crest Retirement Center in ALBERT LEA, MN was fined $43,082 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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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