PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE - ATHENS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$18,545
Outcome
PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE - ATHENS in ATHENS, GA was fined $18,545 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE - ATHENS (ATHENS, GA) — $18,545 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE - ATHENS in ATHENS, GA was fined $18,545 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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