LIFE CARE CENTER OF SKAGIT VALLEY
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SKAGIT VALLEY in SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA was fined $64,418 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 80 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SKAGIT VALLEY (SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA) — $64,418 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF SKAGIT VALLEY in SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA was fined $64,418 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 80 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- 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 a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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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