CARE ONE AT LOWELL
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$19,055
Outcome
CARE ONE AT LOWELL in LOWELL, MA was fined $19,055 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CARE ONE AT LOWELL (LOWELL, MA) — $19,055 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CARE ONE AT LOWELL in LOWELL, MA was fined $19,055 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Keep signed and dated reports of x-rays and other diagnostic services in the residents record.
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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