SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF MEMPHIS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$7,901
Outcome
SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF MEMPHIS in MEMPHIS, TN was fined $7,901 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF MEMPHIS (MEMPHIS, TN) — $7,901 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF MEMPHIS in MEMPHIS, TN was fined $7,901 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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