SPRING CITY CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$8,512
Outcome
SPRING CITY CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER in SPRING CITY, TN was fined $8,512 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SPRING CITY CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (SPRING CITY, TN) — $8,512 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SPRING CITY CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER in SPRING CITY, TN was fined $8,512 by CMS following 16 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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