Southridge Rehab & Living Ctr
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$23,179
Outcome
Southridge Rehab & Living Ctr in BIDDEFORD, ME was fined $23,179 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Southridge Rehab & Living Ctr (BIDDEFORD, ME) — $23,179 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Southridge Rehab & Living Ctr in BIDDEFORD, ME was fined $23,179 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 30 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.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 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.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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