RIDGEWAY REHABILITATION & SENIOR LIVING
Outcome
RIDGEWAY REHABILITATION & SENIOR LIVING in BESSEMER, AL was fined $17,346 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
RIDGEWAY REHABILITATION & SENIOR LIVING (BESSEMER, AL) — $17,346 in CMS Fines
Outcome: RIDGEWAY REHABILITATION & SENIOR LIVING in BESSEMER, AL was fined $17,346 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 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.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- 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.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
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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