Sandy River Center
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$14,069
Outcome
Sandy River Center in Farmington, ME was fined $14,069 by CMS following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Sandy River Center (Farmington, ME) — $14,069 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Sandy River Center in Farmington, ME was fined $14,069 by CMS following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- 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.
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
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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