Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$11,170
Outcome
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation in Asheville, NC was fined $11,170 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation (Asheville, NC) — $11,170 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation in Asheville, NC was fined $11,170 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- 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 appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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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