THIRD AVENUE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$7,443
Outcome
THIRD AVENUE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in KINGSTON, PA was fined $7,443 by CMS following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THIRD AVENUE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER (KINGSTON, PA) — $7,443 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THIRD AVENUE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in KINGSTON, PA was fined $7,443 by CMS following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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