ST CATHERINE'S C C OF FOSTORIA
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$14,433
Outcome
ST CATHERINE'S C C OF FOSTORIA in FOSTORIA, OH was fined $14,433 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ST CATHERINE'S C C OF FOSTORIA (FOSTORIA, OH) — $14,433 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ST CATHERINE'S C C OF FOSTORIA in FOSTORIA, OH was fined $14,433 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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