NOBLE HORIZONS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$35,757
Outcome
NOBLE HORIZONS in SALISBURY, CT was fined $35,757 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NOBLE HORIZONS (SALISBURY, CT) — $35,757 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NOBLE HORIZONS in SALISBURY, CT was fined $35,757 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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 request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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.
Don't let this happen to your organization. See how Crucible works.
See How Crucible Works