ALLIANCE HEALTH AT MARIE ESTHER
CMS
Actual Harm
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$7,901
Outcome
ALLIANCE HEALTH AT MARIE ESTHER in MARLBOROUGH, MA was fined $7,901 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALLIANCE HEALTH AT MARIE ESTHER (MARLBOROUGH, MA) — $7,901 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALLIANCE HEALTH AT MARIE ESTHER in MARLBOROUGH, MA was fined $7,901 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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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