Veteran Village
CMS
Actual Harm
Wound Care
Penalty
$47,631
Outcome
Veteran Village in Florence, SC was fined $47,631 by CMS across 12 separate penalties following 6 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Veteran Village (Florence, SC) — $47,631 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Veteran Village in Florence, SC was fined $47,631 by CMS across 12 separate penalties following 6 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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 safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
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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