MARYWOOD HEIGHTS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$32,646
Outcome
MARYWOOD HEIGHTS in SCRANTON, PA was fined $32,646 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MARYWOOD HEIGHTS (SCRANTON, PA) — $32,646 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MARYWOOD HEIGHTS in SCRANTON, PA was fined $32,646 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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