ST JAMES LIVING CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$21,645
Outcome
ST JAMES LIVING CENTER in SAINT JAMES, MO was fined $21,645 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ST JAMES LIVING CENTER (SAINT JAMES, MO) — $21,645 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ST JAMES LIVING CENTER in SAINT JAMES, MO was fined $21,645 by CMS following 31 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.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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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