LAWRENCE CO NURSING CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$16,720
Outcome
LAWRENCE CO NURSING CENTER in MONTICELLO, MS was fined $16,720 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LAWRENCE CO NURSING CENTER (MONTICELLO, MS) — $16,720 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LAWRENCE CO NURSING CENTER in MONTICELLO, MS was fined $16,720 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 17 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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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