MEADOWBROOK RESPIRATORY AND NURSING CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$48,266
Outcome
MEADOWBROOK RESPIRATORY AND NURSING CENTER in MATAWAN, NJ was fined $48,266 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MEADOWBROOK RESPIRATORY AND NURSING CENTER (MATAWAN, NJ) — $48,266 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MEADOWBROOK RESPIRATORY AND NURSING CENTER in MATAWAN, NJ was fined $48,266 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- 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.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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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