SPRINGSIDE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$9,770
Outcome
SPRINGSIDE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED CARE CENTER in PITTSFIELD, MA was fined $9,770 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SPRINGSIDE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED CARE CENTER (PITTSFIELD, MA) — $9,770 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SPRINGSIDE REHABILITATION AND SKILLED CARE CENTER in PITTSFIELD, MA was fined $9,770 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
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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