CLINTON HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$76,779
Outcome
CLINTON HEALTHCARE CENTER in CLINTON, MD was fined $76,779 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 79 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CLINTON HEALTHCARE CENTER (CLINTON, MD) — $76,779 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CLINTON HEALTHCARE CENTER in CLINTON, MD was fined $76,779 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 79 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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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