Apple Rehab Clipper
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$238,831
Outcome
Apple Rehab Clipper in Westerly, RI was fined $238,831 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Apple Rehab Clipper (Westerly, RI) — $238,831 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Apple Rehab Clipper in Westerly, RI was fined $238,831 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- 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.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the 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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