APPLE REHAB WATERTOWN
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$25,058
Outcome
APPLE REHAB WATERTOWN in WATERTOWN, CT was fined $25,058 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
APPLE REHAB WATERTOWN (WATERTOWN, CT) — $25,058 in CMS Fines
Outcome: APPLE REHAB WATERTOWN in WATERTOWN, CT was fined $25,058 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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.
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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