Royal of Westerly Nursing Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,647
Outcome
Royal of Westerly Nursing Center in Westerly, RI was fined $8,647 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Royal of Westerly Nursing Center (Westerly, RI) — $8,647 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Royal of Westerly Nursing Center in Westerly, RI was fined $8,647 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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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