BUFFALO CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING
Outcome
BUFFALO CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING in BUFFALO, NY was fined $170,403 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BUFFALO CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING (BUFFALO, NY) — $170,403 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BUFFALO CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING in BUFFALO, NY was fined $170,403 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
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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