Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Outcome
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elizabethtown, KY was fined $4,893 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Elizabethtown, KY) — $4,893 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elizabethtown, KY was fined $4,893 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- 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.
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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