Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Havelock, NC was fined $181,643 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 9 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Havelock, NC) — $181,643 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Havelock, NC was fined $181,643 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 9 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.


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


• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.


• Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.


• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.


• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.


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


• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.