APPLE REHAB AVON
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$78,309
Outcome
APPLE REHAB AVON in AVON, CT was fined $78,309 by CMS following 46 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
APPLE REHAB AVON (AVON, CT) — $78,309 in CMS Fines
Outcome: APPLE REHAB AVON in AVON, CT was fined $78,309 by CMS following 46 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.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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