LIFE CARE CENTER OF ELIZABETHTON
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$10,036
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF ELIZABETHTON in ELIZABETHTON, TN was fined $10,036 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF ELIZABETHTON (ELIZABETHTON, TN) — $10,036 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF ELIZABETHTON in ELIZABETHTON, TN was fined $10,036 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- 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.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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