HICKORY CREEK AT FRANKLIN
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$7,446
Outcome
HICKORY CREEK AT FRANKLIN in FRANKLIN, IN was fined $7,446 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HICKORY CREEK AT FRANKLIN (FRANKLIN, IN) — $7,446 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HICKORY CREEK AT FRANKLIN in FRANKLIN, IN was fined $7,446 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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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