Pinecrest Center for Rehabilitation and Healing
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$27,593
Outcome
Pinecrest Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in NORTH MIAMI, FL was fined $27,593 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Pinecrest Center for Rehabilitation and Healing (NORTH MIAMI, FL) — $27,593 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Pinecrest Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in NORTH MIAMI, FL was fined $27,593 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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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