Elderwood at Burlington
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$252,434
Outcome
Elderwood at Burlington in Burlington, VT was fined $252,434 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 80 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Elderwood at Burlington (Burlington, VT) — $252,434 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Elderwood at Burlington in Burlington, VT was fined $252,434 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 80 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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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