WOODLANDS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in CLINTON, MS was fined $35,648 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

WOODLANDS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER (CLINTON, MS) — $35,648 in CMS Fines

Outcome: WOODLANDS REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in CLINTON, MS was fined $35,648 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.


• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.


• Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.


• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.


• 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.


• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.


• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.