ST JOSEPH REHAB & NURSING CARE CENTER

DORCHESTER, MA 2024 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Actual Harm Documentation Failure Infection Control Medication Error Wound Care
Penalty
$82,612

Outcome

ST JOSEPH REHAB & NURSING CARE CENTER in DORCHESTER, MA was fined $82,612 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

ST JOSEPH REHAB & NURSING CARE CENTER (DORCHESTER, MA) — $82,612 in CMS Fines

Outcome: ST JOSEPH REHAB & NURSING CARE CENTER in DORCHESTER, MA was fined $82,612 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

  • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — ST JOSEPH REHAB & NURSING CARE CENTER

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