CLARIDGE HOUSE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in NORTH MIAMI, FL was fined $24,850 by CMS following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

CLARIDGE HOUSE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (NORTH MIAMI, FL) — $24,850 in CMS Fines

Outcome: CLARIDGE HOUSE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in NORTH MIAMI, FL was fined $24,850 by CMS following 33 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.


• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.


• Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.


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


• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.


• 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.


• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.


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