LAFAYETTE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$50,164
Outcome
LAFAYETTE CENTER in FRANCONIA, NH was fined $50,164 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LAFAYETTE CENTER (FRANCONIA, NH) — $50,164 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LAFAYETTE CENTER in FRANCONIA, NH was fined $50,164 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Help the resident make transportation arrangements to and from radiology services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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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