THE GREEN HOUSE COTTAGES OF WALNUT RIDGE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$8,193
Outcome
THE GREEN HOUSE COTTAGES OF WALNUT RIDGE in WALNUT RIDGE, AR was fined $8,193 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE GREEN HOUSE COTTAGES OF WALNUT RIDGE (WALNUT RIDGE, AR) — $8,193 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE GREEN HOUSE COTTAGES OF WALNUT RIDGE in WALNUT RIDGE, AR was fined $8,193 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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.
- Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
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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