Autumn Care of Shallotte in Shallotte, NC was fined $51,348 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Autumn Care of Shallotte (Shallotte, NC) — $51,348 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Autumn Care of Shallotte in Shallotte, NC was fined $51,348 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.


• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.


• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.


• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.


• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.


• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.


• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.


• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.