The Laurels of Salisbury
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$45,756
Outcome
The Laurels of Salisbury in Salisbury, NC was fined $45,756 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Laurels of Salisbury (Salisbury, NC) — $45,756 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Laurels of Salisbury in Salisbury, NC was fined $45,756 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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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