ELK HAVEN NURSING HOME
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,018
Outcome
ELK HAVEN NURSING HOME in SAINT MARYS, PA was fined $8,018 by CMS following 9 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ELK HAVEN NURSING HOME (SAINT MARYS, PA) — $8,018 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ELK HAVEN NURSING HOME in SAINT MARYS, PA was fined $8,018 by CMS following 9 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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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