THE PINES NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Wound Care
Penalty
$13,863
Outcome
THE PINES NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in HOT SPRINGS, AR was fined $13,863 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE PINES NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (HOT SPRINGS, AR) — $13,863 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE PINES NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in HOT SPRINGS, AR was fined $13,863 by CMS following 15 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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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