MESUN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$4,017
Outcome
MESUN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER in LAWRENCEVILLE, GA was fined $4,017 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MESUN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (LAWRENCEVILLE, GA) — $4,017 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MESUN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER in LAWRENCEVILLE, GA was fined $4,017 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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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