LIFE CARE CENTER OF CROSSVILLE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,824
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF CROSSVILLE in CROSSVILLE, TN was fined $8,824 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF CROSSVILLE (CROSSVILLE, TN) — $8,824 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF CROSSVILLE in CROSSVILLE, TN was fined $8,824 by CMS following 18 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.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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