PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$113,612
Outcome
PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER in ARLINGTON, MA was fined $113,612 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 46 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER (ARLINGTON, MA) — $113,612 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER in ARLINGTON, MA was fined $113,612 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 46 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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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