SINGING RIVER SKILLED NURSING FACILITY in PASCAGOULA, MS was fined $31,437 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

SINGING RIVER SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (PASCAGOULA, MS) — $31,437 in CMS Fines

Outcome: SINGING RIVER SKILLED NURSING FACILITY in PASCAGOULA, MS was fined $31,437 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 10 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.


• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.


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


• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.


• 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.


• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.


• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.


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