NHC HEALTHCARE FT OGLETHORPE
Outcome
NHC HEALTHCARE FT OGLETHORPE in FORT OGLETHORPE, GA was fined $16,530 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NHC HEALTHCARE FT OGLETHORPE (FORT OGLETHORPE, GA) — $16,530 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NHC HEALTHCARE FT OGLETHORPE in FORT OGLETHORPE, GA was fined $16,530 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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 appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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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