OHIO VALLEY HEALTH CARE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$21,580
Outcome
OHIO VALLEY HEALTH CARE in PARKERSBURG, WV was fined $21,580 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
OHIO VALLEY HEALTH CARE (PARKERSBURG, WV) — $21,580 in CMS Fines
Outcome: OHIO VALLEY HEALTH CARE in PARKERSBURG, WV was fined $21,580 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 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.
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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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