GREEN RIDGE CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$8,018
Outcome
GREEN RIDGE CARE CENTER in SCRANTON, PA was fined $8,018 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
GREEN RIDGE CARE CENTER (SCRANTON, PA) — $8,018 in CMS Fines
Outcome: GREEN RIDGE CARE CENTER in SCRANTON, PA was fined $8,018 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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