ERWIN HEALTH CARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$10,024
Outcome
ERWIN HEALTH CARE CENTER in ERWIN, TN was fined $10,024 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ERWIN HEALTH CARE CENTER (ERWIN, TN) — $10,024 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ERWIN HEALTH CARE CENTER in ERWIN, TN was fined $10,024 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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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