MELBOURNE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
Outcome
MELBOURNE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER in MELBOURNE, FL was fined $59,140 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MELBOURNE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (MELBOURNE, FL) — $59,140 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MELBOURNE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER in MELBOURNE, FL was fined $59,140 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 24 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.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- 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.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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