Northwest Nursing Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$10,062
Outcome
Northwest Nursing Center in Oklahoma City, OK was fined $10,062 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Northwest Nursing Center (Oklahoma City, OK) — $10,062 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Northwest Nursing Center in Oklahoma City, OK was fined $10,062 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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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