Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation
Outcome
Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation in Louisville, KY was fined $17,523 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation (Louisville, KY) — $17,523 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation in Louisville, KY was fined $17,523 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- 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.
- Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
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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