PACIFIC PALMS HEALTHCARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$19,475
Outcome
PACIFIC PALMS HEALTHCARE in LONG BEACH, CA was fined $19,475 by CMS following 65 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PACIFIC PALMS HEALTHCARE (LONG BEACH, CA) — $19,475 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PACIFIC PALMS HEALTHCARE in LONG BEACH, CA was fined $19,475 by CMS following 65 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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