River Falls Post Acute
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$8,824
Outcome
River Falls Post Acute in Marietta, SC was fined $8,824 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
River Falls Post Acute (Marietta, SC) — $8,824 in CMS Fines
Outcome: River Falls Post Acute in Marietta, SC was fined $8,824 by CMS following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 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 and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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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