PARK LANE NURSING HOME in SCOTT CITY, KS was fined $22,925 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

PARK LANE NURSING HOME (SCOTT CITY, KS) — $22,925 in CMS Fines

Outcome: PARK LANE NURSING HOME in SCOTT CITY, KS was fined $22,925 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.


• Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.


• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.


• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.


• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.


• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.


• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.