Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$4,475
Outcome
Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation in Charlotte, NC was fined $4,475 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation (Charlotte, NC) — $4,475 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation in Charlotte, NC was fined $4,475 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 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.
- Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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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