WATERS OF COVINGTON, THE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$97,313
Outcome
WATERS OF COVINGTON, THE in COVINGTON, IN was fined $97,313 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WATERS OF COVINGTON, THE (COVINGTON, IN) — $97,313 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WATERS OF COVINGTON, THE in COVINGTON, IN was fined $97,313 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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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