GOLDEN MERCED CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$103,467
Outcome
GOLDEN MERCED CARE CENTER in MERCED, CA was fined $103,467 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
GOLDEN MERCED CARE CENTER (MERCED, CA) — $103,467 in CMS Fines
Outcome: GOLDEN MERCED CARE CENTER in MERCED, CA was fined $103,467 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- 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.
- Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
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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