ALTERCARE ZANESVILLE INC.
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$198,156
Outcome
ALTERCARE ZANESVILLE INC. in ZANESVILLE, OH was fined $198,156 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 55 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALTERCARE ZANESVILLE INC. (ZANESVILLE, OH) — $198,156 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALTERCARE ZANESVILLE INC. in ZANESVILLE, OH was fined $198,156 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 55 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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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