MIDTOWN OAKS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
Outcome
MIDTOWN OAKS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in ALTOONA, PA was fined $106,485 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 121 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MIDTOWN OAKS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER (ALTOONA, PA) — $106,485 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MIDTOWN OAKS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in ALTOONA, PA was fined $106,485 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 121 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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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