QUINTON MEM HC & REHAB CENTER in DALTON, GA was fined $8,512 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

QUINTON MEM HC & REHAB CENTER (DALTON, GA) — $8,512 in CMS Fines

Outcome: QUINTON MEM HC & REHAB CENTER in DALTON, GA was fined $8,512 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.


• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.


• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.


• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.


• 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.


• 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.


• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.