BEDFORD HILLS CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Penalty
$16,452
Outcome
BEDFORD HILLS CENTER in BEDFORD, NH was fined $16,452 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BEDFORD HILLS CENTER (BEDFORD, NH) — $16,452 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BEDFORD HILLS CENTER in BEDFORD, NH was fined $16,452 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- 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.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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