Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center in Kernersville, NC was fined $14,511 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center (Kernersville, NC) — $14,511 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center in Kernersville, NC was fined $14,511 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.


• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.


• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.


• 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.


• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.


• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.


• Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.


• Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.