OIL CITY NURSING AND REHAB
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Penalty
$8,018
Outcome
OIL CITY NURSING AND REHAB in OIL CITY, PA was fined $8,018 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
OIL CITY NURSING AND REHAB (OIL CITY, PA) — $8,018 in CMS Fines
Outcome: OIL CITY NURSING AND REHAB in OIL CITY, PA was fined $8,018 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- 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.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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