SPRINGFIELD NURSING & INDEPENDENT LIVING
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$85,067
Outcome
SPRINGFIELD NURSING & INDEPENDENT LIVING in SPRINGFIELD, OH was fined $85,067 by CMS following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SPRINGFIELD NURSING & INDEPENDENT LIVING (SPRINGFIELD, OH) — $85,067 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SPRINGFIELD NURSING & INDEPENDENT LIVING in SPRINGFIELD, OH was fined $85,067 by CMS following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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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