Westfield Rehabilitation and Health Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$12,735
Outcome
Westfield Rehabilitation and Health Center in Sanford, NC was fined $12,735 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Westfield Rehabilitation and Health Center (Sanford, NC) — $12,735 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Westfield Rehabilitation and Health Center in Sanford, NC was fined $12,735 by CMS following 12 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.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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