Lake Moultrie Nursing Home
Outcome
Lake Moultrie Nursing Home in Saint Stephen, SC was fined $19,097 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Lake Moultrie Nursing Home (Saint Stephen, SC) — $19,097 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Lake Moultrie Nursing Home in Saint Stephen, SC was fined $19,097 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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