CARE CENTER OF ABERDEEN
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Medication Error
Penalty
$10,358
Outcome
CARE CENTER OF ABERDEEN in ABERDEEN, MS was fined $10,358 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CARE CENTER OF ABERDEEN (ABERDEEN, MS) — $10,358 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CARE CENTER OF ABERDEEN in ABERDEEN, MS was fined $10,358 by CMS following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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