AHC OF LAKEWOOD, LLC
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$72,634
Outcome
AHC OF LAKEWOOD, LLC in LAKEWOOD, CO was fined $72,634 by CMS across 17 separate penalties following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AHC OF LAKEWOOD, LLC (LAKEWOOD, CO) — $72,634 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AHC OF LAKEWOOD, LLC in LAKEWOOD, CO was fined $72,634 by CMS across 17 separate penalties following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
- 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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