St. Joseph's Hospital - Skilled Nursing Facility
CMS
Actual Harm
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$4,194
Outcome
St. Joseph's Hospital - Skilled Nursing Facility in Elmira, NY was fined $4,194 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
St. Joseph's Hospital - Skilled Nursing Facility (Elmira, NY) — $4,194 in CMS Fines
Outcome: St. Joseph's Hospital - Skilled Nursing Facility in Elmira, NY was fined $4,194 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- 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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