WESTCHESTER HOUSE, THE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$83,824
Outcome
WESTCHESTER HOUSE, THE in CHESTERFIELD, MO was fined $83,824 by CMS following 54 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WESTCHESTER HOUSE, THE (CHESTERFIELD, MO) — $83,824 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WESTCHESTER HOUSE, THE in CHESTERFIELD, MO was fined $83,824 by CMS following 54 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
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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