GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$13,247
Outcome
GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY in BARRIGADA, GU was fined $13,247 by CMS following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (BARRIGADA, GU) — $13,247 in CMS Fines
Outcome: GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY in BARRIGADA, GU was fined $13,247 by CMS following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- 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.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy 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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