Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Outcome
Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Smithfield, RI was fined $17,475 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 76 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Smithfield, RI) — $17,475 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Smithfield, RI was fined $17,475 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 76 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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