CORNERSTONE CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$54,444
Outcome
CORNERSTONE CARE CENTER in SANGER, CA was fined $54,444 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 55 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CORNERSTONE CARE CENTER (SANGER, CA) — $54,444 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CORNERSTONE CARE CENTER in SANGER, CA was fined $54,444 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 55 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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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