QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - MERCER
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$7,443
Outcome
QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - MERCER in MERCER, PA was fined $7,443 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - MERCER (MERCER, PA) — $7,443 in CMS Fines
Outcome: QUALITY LIFE SERVICES - MERCER in MERCER, PA was fined $7,443 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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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