WOLCOTT HALL NURSING CENTER INC
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$11,190
Outcome
WOLCOTT HALL NURSING CENTER INC in TORRINGTON, CT was fined $11,190 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WOLCOTT HALL NURSING CENTER INC (TORRINGTON, CT) — $11,190 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WOLCOTT HALL NURSING CENTER INC in TORRINGTON, CT was fined $11,190 by CMS following 32 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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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