BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$93,980
Outcome
BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL in BELL, CA was fined $93,980 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 84 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL (BELL, CA) — $93,980 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL in BELL, CA was fined $93,980 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 84 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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