Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab
Outcome
Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab in Black Mountain, NC was fined $24,850 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab (Black Mountain, NC) — $24,850 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab in Black Mountain, NC was fined $24,850 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 11 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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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