Dubois Nursing Home
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$17,225
Outcome
Dubois Nursing Home in DUBOIS, PA was fined $17,225 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Dubois Nursing Home (DUBOIS, PA) — $17,225 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Dubois Nursing Home in DUBOIS, PA was fined $17,225 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
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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