DIVERSICARE OF ONEONTA
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$9,318
Outcome
DIVERSICARE OF ONEONTA in ONEONTA, AL was fined $9,318 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
DIVERSICARE OF ONEONTA (ONEONTA, AL) — $9,318 in CMS Fines
Outcome: DIVERSICARE OF ONEONTA in ONEONTA, AL was fined $9,318 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- 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.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- 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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