Portland Care & Rehab Centre, INC
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$10,033
Outcome
Portland Care & Rehab Centre, INC in PORTLAND, CT was fined $10,033 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Portland Care & Rehab Centre, INC (PORTLAND, CT) — $10,033 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Portland Care & Rehab Centre, INC in PORTLAND, CT was fined $10,033 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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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