KIMWELL NURSING AND REHABILITATION
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,278
Outcome
KIMWELL NURSING AND REHABILITATION in FALL RIVER, MA was fined $8,278 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
KIMWELL NURSING AND REHABILITATION (FALL RIVER, MA) — $8,278 in CMS Fines
Outcome: KIMWELL NURSING AND REHABILITATION in FALL RIVER, MA was fined $8,278 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
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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