Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC
Outcome
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC in Lincoln, NE was fined $79,725 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 59 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC (Lincoln, NE) — $79,725 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lancaster LLC in Lincoln, NE was fined $79,725 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 59 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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