Civil Money Penalties (CMPs) are monetary penalties imposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) against nursing homes that have failed to maintain compliance with federal requirements. A portion of CMPs collected from nursing homes are returned to the states in which the CMPs were imposed and may be reinvested or used for projects supporting activities that benefit nursing home residents and that protect and improve their quality of care or quality of life. CMP funds may be used for, but not limited to the following:
- Training or technical assistance
- Assistance to support and protect residents of a facility that closes or is decertified
- Culture change/quality of life
- Projects that support resident and family councils and other consumer involvement
- Resident transition due to facility closure or downsizing
Email: CMPfunds@Dhec.sc.gov
Phone: 803-545-4565
SC DHEC
Healthcare Quality
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Resources
- CMP Reinvestment Application Resource Guide
- What is a CMP Reinvestment Extension Project?
- FAQ CMP Reinvestment General Information
- FAQ CMP Reinvestment Applications
- 42 CFR Part 488
Who may apply for CMP Funds?
Funds may be granted to any entity for proper use of CMS-approved projects to protect or improve the quality of life for nursing facility residents provided that the responsible receiving entity is:
- Qualified and capable of carrying out the intended project or use.
- Not in any conflict-of-interest relationship with the entity or entities that will benefit from the intended project or use.
- Not paid by a State or federal source to perform the same function as the CMP project or use. CMP funds may not be used to enlarge or enhance an existing appropriation or statutory purpose.
Examples of eligible organizations include, but are not limited to:
- Consumer advocacy organizations
- Resident or family councils
- Professional or State nursing home associations
- Certified nursing homes
- Private contractors
South Carolina Approved Projects
| Project Title/Entity | Project | Award | Term |
| Bingocize SC/Winthrop University | The primary goal of this project is to implement Bingocize® in 60 SC CNFs to positively affect residents’ quality
of life. Our secondary goal is to facilitate strong community partnerships between CNF staff and WU, AU, and CCU so they can work together to implement Bingocize® for CNF residents. These goals will be met by achieving the following project objectives. |
$872,411.29 | 02/08/2022-02/08/2025 |
| Personalized Art 4 Life/Tennessee Technical University | This project will enhance the quality of life for residents living with cognitive, mental, and/or developmental challenges. Reduced agitation and other challenging behaviors, including symptoms of anxiety, depression and isolation. The project also aims to enhance cognitive function, communication, autonomy, positive interactions, and well-being. It will reduce the use of anti-psychotic medications. The projects will also reduce caregiver burden by enhancing relationships, facilitating care, and reducing stress. Staff and student appreciation of arts-based interventions will increase while providing opportunities for uniquely rewarding life-affirming moments associated with arts-based interventions. | $598,101 | 01/01/2022-12/31/2024 |
| South Carolina Long-Term Care Emergency Preparedness Educational Program/University of Georgia | This project will provide training that is intended to education long-term care administrators, clinical staff, and non-clinical staff with critical knowledge, skills, and abilities related to disaster and emergency management decision-making and planning. | $1,261,091.88 | 06/01/2021-06/01/2024 |
| iN2L (It's Never Too Late)/South Atlantic Healthcare | This project will implement the It's Never Too Late (iN2L) program. The person-centered project will aim to improve all aspects of the residents' lives - social, cognitive, spiritual, physical and emotional well-being. The iN2L offers diverse solutions for resident engagement to help reduce social isolation. | $439,355 | 02/10/2020-02/10/2023 |
| The Resident Enlightenment Encounters Project/South Atlantic Healthcare | The purpose of this project is to enhance residents' overall quality of life, mitigate restrictions and isolation imposed by chronic medical conditions, and improve their rehabilitation outcomes. | $946,779.95 | 06/01/2020-06/01/2022 |
| Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations Across the Continuum of Care/Florida Atlantic University | The purpose of this project is to create a decision guide entitled "Go to the Hospital or Stay Here?" and to provide training to nursing home facilities. This project will provide a guide for nursing home patients and families to use when making decisions on conditions and when a decision of hospitalization has to occur. | 85,600.60 | 01/01/2017- 01/01/2020 |
| It’s Never Too Late/Lexington Medical Center Extended Care | This project will implement the It's Never Too Late (iN2L) program. The person-centered project will aim to improve all aspects of the residents' lives - social, cognitive, spiritual, physical and emotional well-being. The iN2L offers diverse solutions for resident engagement to help reduce social isolation. | 82,488.44 | 03/01/2019- 03/01/2022 |
| Fewell and Stone Pavilion- Day room/CM Tucker Jr. Nursing Care Center | The project will achieve an environment of home on the secure unit. Furniture and activities will be implemented that are conducive to engaging residents. Residents on the secure unit will become better engaged and enhance their daily routines involving a multi-sensory experience for them to partake. | 2,497.00 | 08/12/2019- 04/01/2020 |
| Enhancing Quality of Life for Dementia Resident/Bayview Manor | The project will build shadow boxes to be able to display items that will assist with memories. Also, there will be the addition of murals, interactive flowers in the secure unit, a Fire Stick and therapeutic DVDs, flowers and Koi for the pond, weighted blankets. This will create a more interactive experience for these residents and will provide a much more calm and peaceful area for the residents to enjoy. | 2,440.60 | 03/25/2019- 05/01/2020 |
| Fewell and Stone Pavilions- Establish a Night Room for Quality of Life/C.M. Tucker Nursing Care Center | The purpose of this project is to create a night room with sensory equipment for residents with Dementia and the resident’s quality of life. Specialized sensory equipment would be utilized when a resident exhibits signs or symptoms of agitation and anxiety. The project will enhance overall quality of life involving a multi-sensory experience for them to partake. | 2,493.42 | 04/17/2019- 04/01/2020 |
| Roddey Pavilion-Gardening Project/CM Tucker Jr. Nursing Home Center | The purpose of this project is to establish a garden for residents to participate in planting, caring, watering, picking, and enjoying the plants. | 2,479.88 | 10/30/2019- 04/01/2020 |
| The Resident Enlightenment Encounters Project/South Atlantic Health Care- | This project will implement the It's Never Too Late (iN2L) program. The person-centered project will aim to improve all aspects of the residents' lives - social, cognitive, spiritual, physical and emotional well-being. The iN2L offers diverse solutions for resident engagement to help reduce social isolation. | 946,779.95 | 06/01/2020- 06/01/2022 |
| A Vision for Aged Eyes Project/Bayview Manor | The project will use It's Never Too Late (iN2L) technology to engage residents and introduce them to experiences that were once lost because of their physical and environmental changes. The person-centered technology will enable residents to make choices based on individualized likes and dislikes, improving their total well-being. | 94,116.45 |
07/01/2020- |