EASTMAN HEALTHCARE & REHAB
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$12,596
Outcome
EASTMAN HEALTHCARE & REHAB in EASTMAN, GA was fined $12,596 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
EASTMAN HEALTHCARE & REHAB (EASTMAN, GA) — $12,596 in CMS Fines
Outcome: EASTMAN HEALTHCARE & REHAB in EASTMAN, GA was fined $12,596 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- 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.
- 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.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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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