Harris Health Care Center North
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Wound Care
Penalty
$10,033
Outcome
Harris Health Care Center North in Central Falls, RI was fined $10,033 by CMS following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Harris Health Care Center North (Central Falls, RI) — $10,033 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Harris Health Care Center North in Central Falls, RI was fined $10,033 by CMS following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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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