PRUITTHEALTH-NORTH TAMPA, LLC
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$45,350
Outcome
PRUITTHEALTH-NORTH TAMPA, LLC in LUTZ, FL was fined $45,350 by CMS across 6 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PRUITTHEALTH-NORTH TAMPA, LLC (LUTZ, FL) — $45,350 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PRUITTHEALTH-NORTH TAMPA, LLC in LUTZ, FL was fined $45,350 by CMS across 6 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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.
Don't let this happen to your organization. See how Crucible works.
See How Crucible Works