COLONIAL HEALTH SERVICES
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$34,140
Outcome
COLONIAL HEALTH SERVICES in COLBY, WI was fined $34,140 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
COLONIAL HEALTH SERVICES (COLBY, WI) — $34,140 in CMS Fines
Outcome: COLONIAL HEALTH SERVICES in COLBY, WI was fined $34,140 by CMS following 14 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 treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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