OAKS AT NORTHPOINTE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$100,538
Outcome
OAKS AT NORTHPOINTE in ZANESVILLE, OH was fined $100,538 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
OAKS AT NORTHPOINTE (ZANESVILLE, OH) — $100,538 in CMS Fines
Outcome: OAKS AT NORTHPOINTE in ZANESVILLE, OH was fined $100,538 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate foot care.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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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