HUDSON BAY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Penalty
$65,861
Outcome
HUDSON BAY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION in VANCOUVER, WA was fined $65,861 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
HUDSON BAY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (VANCOUVER, WA) — $65,861 in CMS Fines
Outcome: HUDSON BAY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION in VANCOUVER, WA was fined $65,861 by CMS following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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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