WOODCLIFF LAKE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ 2023 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Infection Control Resident Neglect
Penalty
$9,750

Outcome

WOODCLIFF LAKE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER in WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ was fined $9,750 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

WOODCLIFF LAKE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER (WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ) — $9,750 in CMS Fines

Outcome: WOODCLIFF LAKE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER in WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ was fined $9,750 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

  • Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — WOODCLIFF LAKE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER

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