ELITE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$6,682
Outcome
ELITE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CARE CENTER in BIRMINGHAM, AL was fined $6,682 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ELITE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CARE CENTER (BIRMINGHAM, AL) — $6,682 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ELITE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CARE CENTER in BIRMINGHAM, AL was fined $6,682 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- 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.
- Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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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