Wyoming Retirement Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$41,201
Outcome
Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin, WY was fined $41,201 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Wyoming Retirement Center (Basin, WY) — $41,201 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin, WY was fined $41,201 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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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