ALVARADO CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$52,457
Outcome
ALVARADO CARE CENTER in LOS ANGELES, CA was fined $52,457 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 62 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALVARADO CARE CENTER (LOS ANGELES, CA) — $52,457 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALVARADO CARE CENTER in LOS ANGELES, CA was fined $52,457 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 62 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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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