MONTANA VETERANS HOME N H
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$142,240
Outcome
MONTANA VETERANS HOME N H in COLUMBIA FALLS, MT was fined $142,240 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MONTANA VETERANS HOME N H (COLUMBIA FALLS, MT) — $142,240 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MONTANA VETERANS HOME N H in COLUMBIA FALLS, MT was fined $142,240 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- 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.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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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