PERRY COUNTY NURSING HOME
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$15,593
Outcome
PERRY COUNTY NURSING HOME in LINDEN, TN was fined $15,593 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PERRY COUNTY NURSING HOME (LINDEN, TN) — $15,593 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PERRY COUNTY NURSING HOME in LINDEN, TN was fined $15,593 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- 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.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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.
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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