West Point Care Center Inc
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$13,627
Outcome
West Point Care Center Inc in West Point, IA was fined $13,627 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
West Point Care Center Inc (West Point, IA) — $13,627 in CMS Fines
Outcome: West Point Care Center Inc in West Point, IA was fined $13,627 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
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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