NORWOOD CROSSING
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$63,158
Outcome
NORWOOD CROSSING in CHICAGO, IL was fined $63,158 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NORWOOD CROSSING (CHICAGO, IL) — $63,158 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NORWOOD CROSSING in CHICAGO, IL was fined $63,158 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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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