STARR REGIONAL HEALTH & REHABILITATION

ETOWAH, TN 2024 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Documentation Failure Inadequate Staffing Infection Control
Penalty
$8,697

Outcome

STARR REGIONAL HEALTH & REHABILITATION in ETOWAH, TN was fined $8,697 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

STARR REGIONAL HEALTH & REHABILITATION (ETOWAH, TN) — $8,697 in CMS Fines

Outcome: STARR REGIONAL HEALTH & REHABILITATION in ETOWAH, TN was fined $8,697 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

  • Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.

  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — STARR REGIONAL HEALTH & REHABILITATION

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