WATERS OF MARTINSVILLE, THE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Wound Care
Penalty
$22,165
Outcome
WATERS OF MARTINSVILLE, THE in MARTINSVILLE, IN was fined $22,165 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WATERS OF MARTINSVILLE, THE (MARTINSVILLE, IN) — $22,165 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WATERS OF MARTINSVILLE, THE in MARTINSVILLE, IN was fined $22,165 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- 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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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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