SHEARER-RICHARDSON MEMORIAL NURSING HOME in OKOLONA, MS was fined $20,050 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

SHEARER-RICHARDSON MEMORIAL NURSING HOME (OKOLONA, MS) — $20,050 in CMS Fines

Outcome: SHEARER-RICHARDSON MEMORIAL NURSING HOME in OKOLONA, MS was fined $20,050 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.


• Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.


• 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.


• Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.


• Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.


• Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).


• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.


• Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.