Shoreland Health Care and Retirement Center Inc
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$5,077
Outcome
Shoreland Health Care and Retirement Center Inc in Whiteville, NC was fined $5,077 by CMS following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Shoreland Health Care and Retirement Center Inc (Whiteville, NC) — $5,077 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Shoreland Health Care and Retirement Center Inc in Whiteville, NC was fined $5,077 by CMS following 11 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.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- 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.
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- 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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