GUILFORD HOUSE, THE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,824
Outcome
GUILFORD HOUSE, THE in GUILFORD, CT was fined $8,824 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
GUILFORD HOUSE, THE (GUILFORD, CT) — $8,824 in CMS Fines
Outcome: GUILFORD HOUSE, THE in GUILFORD, CT was fined $8,824 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- 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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