TRINITY HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$10,033
Outcome
TRINITY HEALTHCARE CENTER in COLUMBUS, MS was fined $10,033 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
TRINITY HEALTHCARE CENTER (COLUMBUS, MS) — $10,033 in CMS Fines
Outcome: TRINITY HEALTHCARE CENTER in COLUMBUS, MS was fined $10,033 by CMS following 10 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.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- 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.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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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