NHC HEALTHCARE, ANNISTON
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$11,057
Outcome
NHC HEALTHCARE, ANNISTON in ANNISTON, AL was fined $11,057 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NHC HEALTHCARE, ANNISTON (ANNISTON, AL) — $11,057 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NHC HEALTHCARE, ANNISTON in ANNISTON, AL was fined $11,057 by CMS following 10 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.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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