ARMSTRONG REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
Outcome
ARMSTRONG REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER in KITTANNING, PA was fined $84,270 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 100 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ARMSTRONG REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER (KITTANNING, PA) — $84,270 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ARMSTRONG REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER in KITTANNING, PA was fined $84,270 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 100 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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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