LIFE CARE CENTER OF KIRKLAND
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$103,155
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF KIRKLAND in KIRKLAND, WA was fined $103,155 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 60 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF KIRKLAND (KIRKLAND, WA) — $103,155 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF KIRKLAND in KIRKLAND, WA was fined $103,155 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 60 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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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