FAIR HAVEN
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$31,615
Outcome
FAIR HAVEN in BIRMINGHAM, AL was fined $31,615 by CMS across 10 separate penalties following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
FAIR HAVEN (BIRMINGHAM, AL) — $31,615 in CMS Fines
Outcome: FAIR HAVEN in BIRMINGHAM, AL was fined $31,615 by CMS across 10 separate penalties following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- 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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