LASALLE NURSING HOME
CMS
Actual Harm
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$7,443
Outcome
LASALLE NURSING HOME in JENA, LA was fined $7,443 by CMS following 7 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LASALLE NURSING HOME (JENA, LA) — $7,443 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LASALLE NURSING HOME in JENA, LA was fined $7,443 by CMS following 7 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.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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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