BREWSTER CONVALESCENT CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$62,113
Outcome
BREWSTER CONVALESCENT CENTER in BREWSTER, OH was fined $62,113 by CMS following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BREWSTER CONVALESCENT CENTER (BREWSTER, OH) — $62,113 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BREWSTER CONVALESCENT CENTER in BREWSTER, OH was fined $62,113 by CMS following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 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.
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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