CHATEAU ST. JAMES REHAB AND RETIREMENT
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$10,517
Outcome
CHATEAU ST. JAMES REHAB AND RETIREMENT in LUTCHER, LA was fined $10,517 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CHATEAU ST. JAMES REHAB AND RETIREMENT (LUTCHER, LA) — $10,517 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CHATEAU ST. JAMES REHAB AND RETIREMENT in LUTCHER, LA was fined $10,517 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
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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