L.M.C.- Extended Care
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$43,752
Outcome
L.M.C.- Extended Care in Lexington, SC was fined $43,752 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
L.M.C.- Extended Care (Lexington, SC) — $43,752 in CMS Fines
Outcome: L.M.C.- Extended Care in Lexington, SC was fined $43,752 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- 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.
- 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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