SOMERSET RIDGE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$338,900
Outcome
SOMERSET RIDGE CENTER in SOMERSET, MA was fined $338,900 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SOMERSET RIDGE CENTER (SOMERSET, MA) — $338,900 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SOMERSET RIDGE CENTER in SOMERSET, MA was fined $338,900 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 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.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- 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.
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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