WELLBROOKE OF KOKOMO
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$8,824
Outcome
WELLBROOKE OF KOKOMO in KOKOMO, IN was fined $8,824 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WELLBROOKE OF KOKOMO (KOKOMO, IN) — $8,824 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WELLBROOKE OF KOKOMO in KOKOMO, IN was fined $8,824 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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