UTICA REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER
Outcome
UTICA REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER in UTICA, NY was fined $197,425 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 41 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
UTICA REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER (UTICA, NY) — $197,425 in CMS Fines
Outcome: UTICA REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER in UTICA, NY was fined $197,425 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 41 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- 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.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
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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