MERWICK CARE & REHAB CENTER, LLC
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$26,680
Outcome
MERWICK CARE & REHAB CENTER, LLC in PLAINSBORO, NJ was fined $26,680 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MERWICK CARE & REHAB CENTER, LLC (PLAINSBORO, NJ) — $26,680 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MERWICK CARE & REHAB CENTER, LLC in PLAINSBORO, NJ was fined $26,680 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 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.
- Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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