CHATUGE REGIONAL NURSING HOME
CHATUGE REGIONAL NURSING HOME is a 112-bed nursing home in HIAWASSEE, Georgia. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2005-10-01. It averages 80.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at CHATUGE REGIONAL NURSING HOME?
CMS lists 33 health-inspection deficiencies for CHATUGE REGIONAL NURSING HOME since 2022-12-15, 25 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | F0554, F0558, F0628, F0656, F0757, F0759 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D |
| 2024-06-08 | F0835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | L |
| 2024-06-08 | F0600, F0602, F0609, F0610 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | J |
| 2024-06-08 | F0585 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | F |
| 2024-06-08 | F0700, F0761, F0809, F0909 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / 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. / Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. / Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. | E |
| 2024-06-08 | F0550, F0623, F0640, F0657, F0684, F0695, F0756, F0758 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
| 2024-06-08 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2022-12-15 | F0609, F0610, F0644, F0656, F0677, F0688, F0695, F0761 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. | D |
Why was CHATUGE REGIONAL NURSING HOME fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-08 | Fine | $64,214 |
How is CHATUGE REGIONAL NURSING HOME staffed?
| Measure | This facility | GA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.78181 | 3.56408 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 46.3 | 46.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 80.7 | 90.0 |
Who owns CHATUGE REGIONAL NURSING HOME?
CHATUGE REGIONAL NURSING HOME is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | BIERSCHENK, KEVIN, DAVENPORT, RICK, GARY, THOMAS, OWENBY, GREG, PARIS, DINAH, ROWE, STEVEN, TOWNSEND, NICHOLAS | since 01/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | KEPHART, MICHAEL, TOWNSEND, NICHOLAS | since 01/11/2016 |
| TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, BIERSCHENK, KEVIN, KEPHART, MICHAEL, TOWNSEND, NICHOLAS | since 01/11/2016 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, BIERSCHENK, KEVIN, KEPHART, MICHAEL, STAHLKUPPE, ROBERT, TOWNSEND, NICHOLAS | since 01/11/2016 |
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