Applewood Nursing Center, Inc
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Wound Care
Penalty
$73,216
Outcome
Applewood Nursing Center, Inc in Woodhaven, MI was fined $73,216 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Applewood Nursing Center, Inc (Woodhaven, MI) — $73,216 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Applewood Nursing Center, Inc in Woodhaven, MI was fined $73,216 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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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