PALM BEACH NURSING CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$44,771
Outcome
PALM BEACH NURSING CENTER in LAKE WORTH, FL was fined $44,771 by CMS across 6 separate penalties following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PALM BEACH NURSING CENTER (LAKE WORTH, FL) — $44,771 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PALM BEACH NURSING CENTER in LAKE WORTH, FL was fined $44,771 by CMS across 6 separate penalties following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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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