Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, LLC
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$16,153
Outcome
Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, LLC in Knoxville, IA was fined $16,153 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, LLC (Knoxville, IA) — $16,153 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, LLC in Knoxville, IA was fined $16,153 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 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.
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