WILLOW SPRINGS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$8,512
Outcome
WILLOW SPRINGS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR in BRICK, NJ was fined $8,512 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WILLOW SPRINGS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR (BRICK, NJ) — $8,512 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WILLOW SPRINGS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CTR in BRICK, NJ was fined $8,512 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- 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.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- 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.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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