WORTHINGTON HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$104,142
Outcome
WORTHINGTON HEALTHCARE CENTER in PARKERSBURG, WV was fined $104,142 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WORTHINGTON HEALTHCARE CENTER (PARKERSBURG, WV) — $104,142 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WORTHINGTON HEALTHCARE CENTER in PARKERSBURG, WV was fined $104,142 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 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.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted 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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