MCCRITE PLAZA HEALTH CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$9,113
Outcome
MCCRITE PLAZA HEALTH CENTER in TOPEKA, KS was fined $9,113 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MCCRITE PLAZA HEALTH CENTER (TOPEKA, KS) — $9,113 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MCCRITE PLAZA HEALTH CENTER in TOPEKA, KS was fined $9,113 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
- Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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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