The Laurels of Chatham
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$10,527
Outcome
The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC was fined $10,527 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Laurels of Chatham (Pittsboro, NC) — $10,527 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC was fined $10,527 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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