WESTY COMMUNITY CARE HOME
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$19,406
Outcome
WESTY COMMUNITY CARE HOME in WESTMORELAND, KS was fined $19,406 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WESTY COMMUNITY CARE HOME (WESTMORELAND, KS) — $19,406 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WESTY COMMUNITY CARE HOME in WESTMORELAND, KS was fined $19,406 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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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