ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$8,278
Outcome
ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER in ELKINS, WV was fined $8,278 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER (ELKINS, WV) — $8,278 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ELKINS REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER in ELKINS, WV was fined $8,278 by CMS following 31 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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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