SCRANTON HEALTH CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$12,570
Outcome
SCRANTON HEALTH CARE CENTER in SCRANTON, PA was fined $12,570 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SCRANTON HEALTH CARE CENTER (SCRANTON, PA) — $12,570 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SCRANTON HEALTH CARE CENTER in SCRANTON, PA was fined $12,570 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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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