WELLS NURSING HOME INC
CMS
Actual Harm
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,512
Outcome
WELLS NURSING HOME INC in JOHNSTOWN, NY was fined $8,512 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WELLS NURSING HOME INC (JOHNSTOWN, NY) — $8,512 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WELLS NURSING HOME INC in JOHNSTOWN, NY was fined $8,512 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
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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