ALTERCARE OF CANAL WINCHESTER POST-ACUTE RC
Outcome
ALTERCARE OF CANAL WINCHESTER POST-ACUTE RC in CANAL WINCHESTER, OH was fined $66,791 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALTERCARE OF CANAL WINCHESTER POST-ACUTE RC (CANAL WINCHESTER, OH) — $66,791 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALTERCARE OF CANAL WINCHESTER POST-ACUTE RC in CANAL WINCHESTER, OH was fined $66,791 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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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