South County Nursing and Rehabilitation
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$14,433
Outcome
South County Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Kingstown, RI was fined $14,433 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
South County Nursing and Rehabilitation (North Kingstown, RI) — $14,433 in CMS Fines
Outcome: South County Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Kingstown, RI was fined $14,433 by CMS following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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