Harbor Post Acute Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$176,408
Outcome
Harbor Post Acute Center in Wyoming, MI was fined $176,408 by CMS across 30 separate penalties following 42 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Harbor Post Acute Center (Wyoming, MI) — $176,408 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Harbor Post Acute Center in Wyoming, MI was fined $176,408 by CMS across 30 separate penalties following 42 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
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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