Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$5,324
Outcome
Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation in MESA, AZ was fined $5,324 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation (MESA, AZ) — $5,324 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation in MESA, AZ was fined $5,324 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- 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.
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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