AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT BERKELEY HEIGHTS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$102,660
Outcome
AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT BERKELEY HEIGHTS in BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ was fined $102,660 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT BERKELEY HEIGHTS (BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ) — $102,660 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT BERKELEY HEIGHTS in BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ was fined $102,660 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
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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