WEDGEMERE HEALTHCARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$129,794
Outcome
WEDGEMERE HEALTHCARE in TAUNTON, MA was fined $129,794 by CMS following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WEDGEMERE HEALTHCARE (TAUNTON, MA) — $129,794 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WEDGEMERE HEALTHCARE in TAUNTON, MA was fined $129,794 by CMS following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- 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.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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