The Arbor at Laurel Circle
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$25,857
Outcome
The Arbor at Laurel Circle in BRIDGEWATER, NJ was fined $25,857 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Arbor at Laurel Circle (BRIDGEWATER, NJ) — $25,857 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Arbor at Laurel Circle in BRIDGEWATER, NJ was fined $25,857 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
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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