OAK HILLS NURSING CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$3,174
Outcome
OAK HILLS NURSING CENTER in LORAIN, OH was fined $3,174 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
OAK HILLS NURSING CENTER (LORAIN, OH) — $3,174 in CMS Fines
Outcome: OAK HILLS NURSING CENTER in LORAIN, OH was fined $3,174 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Have policies on smoking.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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