STERLING CARE RIVERSIDE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$4,194
Outcome
STERLING CARE RIVERSIDE in BELCAMP, MD was fined $4,194 by CMS following 42 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
STERLING CARE RIVERSIDE (BELCAMP, MD) — $4,194 in CMS Fines
Outcome: STERLING CARE RIVERSIDE in BELCAMP, MD was fined $4,194 by CMS following 42 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- 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.
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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