Water's Edge Center For Health & Rehab
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$15,642
Outcome
Water's Edge Center For Health & Rehab in MIDDLETOWN, CT was fined $15,642 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Water's Edge Center For Health & Rehab (MIDDLETOWN, CT) — $15,642 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Water's Edge Center For Health & Rehab in MIDDLETOWN, CT was fined $15,642 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- 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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