Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation in WHIGHAM, GA was fined $210,094 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 46 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation (WHIGHAM, GA) — $210,094 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation in WHIGHAM, GA was fined $210,094 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 46 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• 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.


• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.


• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.


• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.


• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.


• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.


• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.