DELAWARE HOSPITAL F/T CHRONICALLY ILL (DHCI)
Outcome
DELAWARE HOSPITAL F/T CHRONICALLY ILL (DHCI) in SMYRNA, DE was fined $82,885 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
DELAWARE HOSPITAL F/T CHRONICALLY ILL (DHCI) (SMYRNA, DE) — $82,885 in CMS Fines
Outcome: DELAWARE HOSPITAL F/T CHRONICALLY ILL (DHCI) in SMYRNA, DE was fined $82,885 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 11 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.
- Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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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