ADVANCED CARE OF ST JOSEPH
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$29,803
Outcome
ADVANCED CARE OF ST JOSEPH in SAINT JOSEPH, MO was fined $29,803 by CMS following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ADVANCED CARE OF ST JOSEPH (SAINT JOSEPH, MO) — $29,803 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ADVANCED CARE OF ST JOSEPH in SAINT JOSEPH, MO was fined $29,803 by CMS following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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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