MEADOWBROOK HEALTH AND REHAB
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$47,466
Outcome
MEADOWBROOK HEALTH AND REHAB in TUCKER, GA was fined $47,466 by CMS following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MEADOWBROOK HEALTH AND REHAB (TUCKER, GA) — $47,466 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MEADOWBROOK HEALTH AND REHAB in TUCKER, GA was fined $47,466 by CMS following 47 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.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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