Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$9,496
Outcome
Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in WALTHAM, MA was fined $9,496 by CMS following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (WALTHAM, MA) — $9,496 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in WALTHAM, MA was fined $9,496 by CMS following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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