ELDERWOOD AT WILLIAMSVILLE
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$75,553
Outcome
ELDERWOOD AT WILLIAMSVILLE in WILLIAMSVILLE, NY was fined $75,553 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ELDERWOOD AT WILLIAMSVILLE (WILLIAMSVILLE, NY) — $75,553 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ELDERWOOD AT WILLIAMSVILLE in WILLIAMSVILLE, NY was fined $75,553 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- 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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