ROYAL OF FAIRHAVEN NURSING CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$8,648
Outcome
ROYAL OF FAIRHAVEN NURSING CENTER in FAIRHAVEN, MA was fined $8,648 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ROYAL OF FAIRHAVEN NURSING CENTER (FAIRHAVEN, MA) — $8,648 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ROYAL OF FAIRHAVEN NURSING CENTER in FAIRHAVEN, MA was fined $8,648 by CMS following 17 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.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 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.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 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.
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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