Grace Barker Nursing Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$114,806
Outcome
Grace Barker Nursing Center in Warren, RI was fined $114,806 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Grace Barker Nursing Center (Warren, RI) — $114,806 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Grace Barker Nursing Center in Warren, RI was fined $114,806 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- 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.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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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