PREFERRED CARE AT ABSECON
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$39,620
Outcome
PREFERRED CARE AT ABSECON in ABSECON, NJ was fined $39,620 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PREFERRED CARE AT ABSECON (ABSECON, NJ) — $39,620 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PREFERRED CARE AT ABSECON in ABSECON, NJ was fined $39,620 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- 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 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 food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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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