EMBASSY OF MARION
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$40,053
Outcome
EMBASSY OF MARION in MARION, OH was fined $40,053 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
EMBASSY OF MARION (MARION, OH) — $40,053 in CMS Fines
Outcome: EMBASSY OF MARION in MARION, OH was fined $40,053 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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