LIFE CARE CENTER OF LEOMINSTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$55,224
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF LEOMINSTER in LEOMINSTER, MA was fined $55,224 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF LEOMINSTER (LEOMINSTER, MA) — $55,224 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF LEOMINSTER in LEOMINSTER, MA was fined $55,224 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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