Avera Eureka Health Care Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$12,253
Outcome
Avera Eureka Health Care Center in EUREKA, SD was fined $12,253 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Avera Eureka Health Care Center (EUREKA, SD) — $12,253 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Avera Eureka Health Care Center in EUREKA, SD was fined $12,253 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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