MILPITAS CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$34,851
Outcome
MILPITAS CARE CENTER in MILPITAS, CA was fined $34,851 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
MILPITAS CARE CENTER (MILPITAS, CA) — $34,851 in CMS Fines
Outcome: MILPITAS CARE CENTER in MILPITAS, CA was fined $34,851 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 52 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.
- 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 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.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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