HARBOR HEALTHCARE OF IRONTON
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$75,265
Outcome
HARBOR HEALTHCARE OF IRONTON in IRONTON, OH was fined $75,265 by CMS following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HARBOR HEALTHCARE OF IRONTON (IRONTON, OH) — $75,265 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HARBOR HEALTHCARE OF IRONTON in IRONTON, OH was fined $75,265 by CMS following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
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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