SHERWOOD OAKS
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,281
Outcome
SHERWOOD OAKS in CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA was fined $8,281 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SHERWOOD OAKS (CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA) — $8,281 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SHERWOOD OAKS in CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA was fined $8,281 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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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