Hattie Ide Chaffee Home
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$40,295
Outcome
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home in East Providence, RI was fined $40,295 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home (East Providence, RI) — $40,295 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Hattie Ide Chaffee Home in East Providence, RI was fined $40,295 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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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