THE MERRIMAN
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$134,475
Outcome
THE MERRIMAN in AKRON, OH was fined $134,475 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 75 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE MERRIMAN (AKRON, OH) — $134,475 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE MERRIMAN in AKRON, OH was fined $134,475 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 75 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
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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