TENNESSEE VETERANS HOME
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$193,155
Outcome
TENNESSEE VETERANS HOME in MURFREESBORO, TN was fined $193,155 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
TENNESSEE VETERANS HOME (MURFREESBORO, TN) — $193,155 in CMS Fines
Outcome: TENNESSEE VETERANS HOME in MURFREESBORO, TN was fined $193,155 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- 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.
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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