OAKS - ATHENS SKILLED NURSING, THE
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$15,646
Outcome
OAKS - ATHENS SKILLED NURSING, THE in ATHENS, GA was fined $15,646 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
OAKS - ATHENS SKILLED NURSING, THE (ATHENS, GA) — $15,646 in CMS Fines
Outcome: OAKS - ATHENS SKILLED NURSING, THE in ATHENS, GA was fined $15,646 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
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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