Cedar Crest Nursing Centre Inc
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$14,433
Outcome
Cedar Crest Nursing Centre Inc in Cranston, RI was fined $14,433 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Cedar Crest Nursing Centre Inc (Cranston, RI) — $14,433 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Cedar Crest Nursing Centre Inc in Cranston, RI was fined $14,433 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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