The Greens at Gastonia
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$146,417
Outcome
The Greens at Gastonia in Gastonia, NC was fined $146,417 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 59 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Greens at Gastonia (Gastonia, NC) — $146,417 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Greens at Gastonia in Gastonia, NC was fined $146,417 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 59 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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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