PruittHealth- Estill
CMS
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$7,745
Outcome
PruittHealth- Estill in Estill, SC was fined $7,745 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PruittHealth- Estill (Estill, SC) — $7,745 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PruittHealth- Estill in Estill, SC was fined $7,745 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- 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.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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