SAINT JOHN PAUL II CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$61,220
Outcome
SAINT JOHN PAUL II CENTER in DANBURY, CT was fined $61,220 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SAINT JOHN PAUL II CENTER (DANBURY, CT) — $61,220 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SAINT JOHN PAUL II CENTER in DANBURY, CT was fined $61,220 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 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.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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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