NEW ALBANY CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$12,149
Outcome
NEW ALBANY CARE CENTER in COLUMBUS, OH was fined $12,149 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NEW ALBANY CARE CENTER (COLUMBUS, OH) — $12,149 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NEW ALBANY CARE CENTER in COLUMBUS, OH was fined $12,149 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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