AVALON CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$19,888
Outcome
AVALON CARE CENTER in NEW CASTLE, PA was fined $19,888 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AVALON CARE CENTER (NEW CASTLE, PA) — $19,888 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AVALON CARE CENTER in NEW CASTLE, PA was fined $19,888 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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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