LAURELS OF WEST COLUMBUS, THE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$33,365
Outcome
LAURELS OF WEST COLUMBUS, THE in COLUMBUS, OH was fined $33,365 by CMS following 53 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LAURELS OF WEST COLUMBUS, THE (COLUMBUS, OH) — $33,365 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LAURELS OF WEST COLUMBUS, THE in COLUMBUS, OH was fined $33,365 by CMS following 53 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
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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