ALTAMAHA HEALTHCARE CENTER in JESUP, GA was fined $4,017 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

ALTAMAHA HEALTHCARE CENTER (JESUP, GA) — $4,017 in CMS Fines

Outcome: ALTAMAHA HEALTHCARE CENTER in JESUP, GA was fined $4,017 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• 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.


• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.


• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.


• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.


• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.


• 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.


• Post nurse staffing information every day.