Skyland Care Center
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$15,593
Outcome
Skyland Care Center in Sylva, NC was fined $15,593 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Skyland Care Center (Sylva, NC) — $15,593 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Skyland Care Center in Sylva, NC was fined $15,593 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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