HOUGHTON REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$65,052
Outcome
HOUGHTON REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER in HOUGHTON, NY was fined $65,052 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HOUGHTON REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER (HOUGHTON, NY) — $65,052 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HOUGHTON REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER in HOUGHTON, NY was fined $65,052 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- 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.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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