SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$62,117
Outcome
SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC in WATERTOWN, NY was fined $62,117 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC (WATERTOWN, NY) — $62,117 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC in WATERTOWN, NY was fined $62,117 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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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