Dexter Health Care
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$10,033
Outcome
Dexter Health Care in Dexter, ME was fined $10,033 by CMS following 39 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Dexter Health Care (Dexter, ME) — $10,033 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Dexter Health Care in Dexter, ME was fined $10,033 by CMS following 39 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.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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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