Dermott City Nursing Home in Dermott, AR was fined $31,889 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Dermott City Nursing Home (Dermott, AR) — $31,889 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Dermott City Nursing Home in Dermott, AR was fined $31,889 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• 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.


• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.


• Post nurse staffing information every day.


• 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.


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


• Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.


• 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.