ELLIS NURSING HOME (THE)
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$57,158
Outcome
ELLIS NURSING HOME (THE) in NORWOOD, MA was fined $57,158 by CMS following 44 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ELLIS NURSING HOME (THE) (NORWOOD, MA) — $57,158 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ELLIS NURSING HOME (THE) in NORWOOD, MA was fined $57,158 by CMS following 44 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- 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.
- Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
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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