AUSTINWOODS REHAB HEALTH CARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$13,340
Outcome
AUSTINWOODS REHAB HEALTH CARE in AUSTINTOWN, OH was fined $13,340 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AUSTINWOODS REHAB HEALTH CARE (AUSTINTOWN, OH) — $13,340 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AUSTINWOODS REHAB HEALTH CARE in AUSTINTOWN, OH was fined $13,340 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
- Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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