ALS WOODSTOCK INC
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$42,094
Outcome
ALS WOODSTOCK INC in WOODSTOCK, OH was fined $42,094 by CMS across 7 separate penalties following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALS WOODSTOCK INC (WOODSTOCK, OH) — $42,094 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALS WOODSTOCK INC in WOODSTOCK, OH was fined $42,094 by CMS across 7 separate penalties following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
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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