LIFE CARE CENTER OF GRAY
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$10,039
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF GRAY in GRAY, TN was fined $10,039 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF GRAY (GRAY, TN) — $10,039 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF GRAY in GRAY, TN was fined $10,039 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
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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