EMBASSY OF TUNKHANNOCK
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$109,173
Outcome
EMBASSY OF TUNKHANNOCK in TUNKHANNOCK, PA was fined $109,173 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 53 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
EMBASSY OF TUNKHANNOCK (TUNKHANNOCK, PA) — $109,173 in CMS Fines
Outcome: EMBASSY OF TUNKHANNOCK in TUNKHANNOCK, PA was fined $109,173 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 53 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Provide appropriate foot care.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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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