Autumnwood of McBain
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Wound Care
Penalty
$39,000
Outcome
Autumnwood of McBain in McBain, MI was fined $39,000 by CMS following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Autumnwood of McBain (McBain, MI) — $39,000 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Autumnwood of McBain in McBain, MI was fined $39,000 by CMS following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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