Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
CMS
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$22,568
Outcome
Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Brevard, NC was fined $22,568 by CMS following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation (Brevard, NC) — $22,568 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Brevard, NC was fined $22,568 by CMS following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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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