ALTERCARE OF BUCYRUS CENTER FO
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$26,685
Outcome
ALTERCARE OF BUCYRUS CENTER FO in BUCYRUS, OH was fined $26,685 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALTERCARE OF BUCYRUS CENTER FO (BUCYRUS, OH) — $26,685 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALTERCARE OF BUCYRUS CENTER FO in BUCYRUS, OH was fined $26,685 by CMS following 15 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.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Have policies on smoking.
- Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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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