Rockdale Healthcare Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$15,971
Outcome
Rockdale Healthcare Center in CONYERS, GA was fined $15,971 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Rockdale Healthcare Center (CONYERS, GA) — $15,971 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Rockdale Healthcare Center in CONYERS, GA was fined $15,971 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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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