SILVER SPRING HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$48,529
Outcome
SILVER SPRING HEALTHCARE CENTER in SILVER SPRING, MD was fined $48,529 by CMS following 55 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SILVER SPRING HEALTHCARE CENTER (SILVER SPRING, MD) — $48,529 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SILVER SPRING HEALTHCARE CENTER in SILVER SPRING, MD was fined $48,529 by CMS following 55 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- 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.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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