Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center
Outcome
Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lenoir, NC was fined $119,890 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center (Lenoir, NC) — $119,890 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lenoir, NC was fined $119,890 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- 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.
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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