FOREST HILLS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$37,580
Outcome
FOREST HILLS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING in NEWARK, NJ was fined $37,580 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
FOREST HILLS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING (NEWARK, NJ) — $37,580 in CMS Fines
Outcome: FOREST HILLS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING in NEWARK, NJ was fined $37,580 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 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.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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