THE SPRINGS OF RED OAK
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$14,935
Outcome
THE SPRINGS OF RED OAK in HOT SPRINGS, AR was fined $14,935 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE SPRINGS OF RED OAK (HOT SPRINGS, AR) — $14,935 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE SPRINGS OF RED OAK in HOT SPRINGS, AR was fined $14,935 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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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