Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$7,342
Outcome
Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center in Myrtle Beach, SC was fined $7,342 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center (Myrtle Beach, SC) — $7,342 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center in Myrtle Beach, SC was fined $7,342 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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