PLEASANT VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$15,593
Outcome
PLEASANT VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER in MOUNT AIRY, MD was fined $15,593 by CMS following 68 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PLEASANT VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER (MOUNT AIRY, MD) — $15,593 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PLEASANT VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER in MOUNT AIRY, MD was fined $15,593 by CMS following 68 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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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