ASTER CREEK NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Penalty
$83,456
Outcome
ASTER CREEK NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in TINTON FALLS, NJ was fined $83,456 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ASTER CREEK NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (TINTON FALLS, NJ) — $83,456 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ASTER CREEK NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in TINTON FALLS, NJ was fined $83,456 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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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