LIFE CARE CENTER OF CITRUS COUNTY
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$125,040
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF CITRUS COUNTY in LECANTO, FL was fined $125,040 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF CITRUS COUNTY (LECANTO, FL) — $125,040 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF CITRUS COUNTY in LECANTO, FL was fined $125,040 by CMS following 13 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care 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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