NHC Healthcare - Mauldin
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$6,900
Outcome
NHC Healthcare - Mauldin in Greenville, SC was fined $6,900 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NHC Healthcare - Mauldin (Greenville, SC) — $6,900 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NHC Healthcare - Mauldin in Greenville, SC was fined $6,900 by CMS following 8 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- 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.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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