PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE
CMS
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$64,718
Outcome
PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE in AUSTELL, GA was fined $64,718 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE (AUSTELL, GA) — $64,718 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE in AUSTELL, GA was fined $64,718 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
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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