MS CARE CENTER OF DEKALB
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Penalty
$10,358
Outcome
MS CARE CENTER OF DEKALB in DE KALB, MS was fined $10,358 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 9 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MS CARE CENTER OF DEKALB (DE KALB, MS) — $10,358 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MS CARE CENTER OF DEKALB in DE KALB, MS was fined $10,358 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 9 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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