MONTEZUMA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
Outcome
MONTEZUMA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION in MONTEZUMA, GA was fined $24,284 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MONTEZUMA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (MONTEZUMA, GA) — $24,284 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MONTEZUMA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION in MONTEZUMA, GA was fined $24,284 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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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