THE PINES HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$14,680
Outcome
THE PINES HEALTHCARE CENTER in CANTON, OH was fined $14,680 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE PINES HEALTHCARE CENTER (CANTON, OH) — $14,680 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE PINES HEALTHCARE CENTER in CANTON, OH was fined $14,680 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
- Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
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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