Peak Resources - Pinelake
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$7,901
Outcome
Peak Resources - Pinelake in Carthage, NC was fined $7,901 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Peak Resources - Pinelake (Carthage, NC) — $7,901 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Peak Resources - Pinelake in Carthage, NC was fined $7,901 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- 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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