LINWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$113,348
Outcome
LINWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in SCRANTON, PA was fined $113,348 by CMS following 59 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LINWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (SCRANTON, PA) — $113,348 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LINWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in SCRANTON, PA was fined $113,348 by CMS following 59 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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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