WHITEWATER HEALTH SERVICES
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$16,452
Outcome
WHITEWATER HEALTH SERVICES in ST CHARLES, MN was fined $16,452 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WHITEWATER HEALTH SERVICES (ST CHARLES, MN) — $16,452 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WHITEWATER HEALTH SERVICES in ST CHARLES, MN was fined $16,452 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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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