Accordius Health at Mooresville in Mooresville, NC was fined $157,297 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Accordius Health at Mooresville (Mooresville, NC) — $157,297 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Accordius Health at Mooresville in Mooresville, NC was fined $157,297 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.


• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.


• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• 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.


• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.


• Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.


• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.


• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.