FOREST HILLS OF DC
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$9,311
Outcome
FOREST HILLS OF DC in WASHINGTON, DC was fined $9,311 by CMS following 40 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
FOREST HILLS OF DC (WASHINGTON, DC) — $9,311 in CMS Fines
Outcome: FOREST HILLS OF DC in WASHINGTON, DC was fined $9,311 by CMS following 40 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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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