NHC HEALTHCARE, FT SANDERS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$9,770
Outcome
NHC HEALTHCARE, FT SANDERS in KNOXVILLE, TN was fined $9,770 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NHC HEALTHCARE, FT SANDERS (KNOXVILLE, TN) — $9,770 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NHC HEALTHCARE, FT SANDERS in KNOXVILLE, TN was fined $9,770 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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