LAKE CROSSING HEALTH CENTER PAC LLC

APPLING, GA 2023--2024 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Documentation Failure Inadequate Staffing Infection Control Medication Error
Penalty
$19,321

Outcome

LAKE CROSSING HEALTH CENTER PAC LLC in APPLING, GA was fined $19,321 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

LAKE CROSSING HEALTH CENTER PAC LLC (APPLING, GA) — $19,321 in CMS Fines

Outcome: LAKE CROSSING HEALTH CENTER PAC LLC in APPLING, GA was fined $19,321 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • 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.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • 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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — LAKE CROSSING HEALTH CENTER PAC LLC

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