ALTERCARE NEWARK SOUTH INC.
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$252,477
Outcome
ALTERCARE NEWARK SOUTH INC. in NEWARK, OH was fined $252,477 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALTERCARE NEWARK SOUTH INC. (NEWARK, OH) — $252,477 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALTERCARE NEWARK SOUTH INC. in NEWARK, OH was fined $252,477 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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