HAMPDEN POST ACUTE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$26,266
Outcome
HAMPDEN POST ACUTE in WILBRAHAM, MA was fined $26,266 by CMS following 60 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HAMPDEN POST ACUTE (WILBRAHAM, MA) — $26,266 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HAMPDEN POST ACUTE in WILBRAHAM, MA was fined $26,266 by CMS following 60 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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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