CAPE COD POST ACUTE CARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$298,483
Outcome
CAPE COD POST ACUTE CARE in BREWSTER, MA was fined $298,483 by CMS following 69 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CAPE COD POST ACUTE CARE (BREWSTER, MA) — $298,483 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CAPE COD POST ACUTE CARE in BREWSTER, MA was fined $298,483 by CMS following 69 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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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