BETHESDA CARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$64,604
Outcome
BETHESDA CARE CENTER in FREMONT, OH was fined $64,604 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BETHESDA CARE CENTER (FREMONT, OH) — $64,604 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BETHESDA CARE CENTER in FREMONT, OH was fined $64,604 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- 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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