LIFE CARE CENTER OF THE WILLOWS
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF THE WILLOWS in VALPARAISO, IN was fined $14,886 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 41 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF THE WILLOWS (VALPARAISO, IN) — $14,886 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF THE WILLOWS in VALPARAISO, IN was fined $14,886 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 41 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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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