RICHFIELD HEALTH CENTER - SALEM
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$17,226
Outcome
RICHFIELD HEALTH CENTER - SALEM in SALEM, VA was fined $17,226 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
RICHFIELD HEALTH CENTER - SALEM (SALEM, VA) — $17,226 in CMS Fines
Outcome: RICHFIELD HEALTH CENTER - SALEM in SALEM, VA was fined $17,226 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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