Jefferson Healthcare Center
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$42,200
Outcome
Jefferson Healthcare Center in Jefferson, LA was fined $42,200 by CMS following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Jefferson Healthcare Center (Jefferson, LA) — $42,200 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Jefferson Healthcare Center in Jefferson, LA was fined $42,200 by CMS following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- 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.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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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