PRUITTHEALTH - ATHENS HERITAGE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$16,801
Outcome
PRUITTHEALTH - ATHENS HERITAGE in ATHENS, GA was fined $16,801 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PRUITTHEALTH - ATHENS HERITAGE (ATHENS, GA) — $16,801 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PRUITTHEALTH - ATHENS HERITAGE in ATHENS, GA was fined $16,801 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate foot care.
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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