QUABBIN VALLEY HEALTHCARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$62,250
Outcome
QUABBIN VALLEY HEALTHCARE in ATHOL, MA was fined $62,250 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 41 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
QUABBIN VALLEY HEALTHCARE (ATHOL, MA) — $62,250 in CMS Fines
Outcome: QUABBIN VALLEY HEALTHCARE in ATHOL, MA was fined $62,250 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 41 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- Provide a bathroom in or located near each resident’s room.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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