NORTHWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER
Outcome
NORTHWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER in LOWELL, MA was fined $165,780 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 55 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NORTHWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER (LOWELL, MA) — $165,780 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NORTHWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER in LOWELL, MA was fined $165,780 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 55 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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