Big Elm Retirement and Nursing Centers
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$15,873
Outcome
Big Elm Retirement and Nursing Centers in Kannapolis, NC was fined $15,873 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Big Elm Retirement and Nursing Centers (Kannapolis, NC) — $15,873 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Big Elm Retirement and Nursing Centers in Kannapolis, NC was fined $15,873 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- 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.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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