Northbridge Health Care Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$16,801
Outcome
Northbridge Health Care Center in BRIDGEPORT, CT was fined $16,801 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Northbridge Health Care Center (BRIDGEPORT, CT) — $16,801 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Northbridge Health Care Center in BRIDGEPORT, CT was fined $16,801 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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