The Oaks-Brevard
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$6,936
Outcome
The Oaks-Brevard in Brevard, NC was fined $6,936 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
The Oaks-Brevard (Brevard, NC) — $6,936 in CMS Fines
Outcome: The Oaks-Brevard in Brevard, NC was fined $6,936 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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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