Good Samaritan Society - Waukon
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$8,281
Outcome
Good Samaritan Society - Waukon in Waukon, IA was fined $8,281 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Good Samaritan Society - Waukon (Waukon, IA) — $8,281 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Good Samaritan Society - Waukon in Waukon, IA was fined $8,281 by CMS following 10 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.
- Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- 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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