River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Washington, NC was fined $32,991 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Washington, NC) — $32,991 in CMS Fines

Outcome: River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Washington, NC was fined $32,991 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 31 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.


• 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.


• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.


• Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.


• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.


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