PINE RIDGE CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$7,542
Outcome
PINE RIDGE CARE CENTER in SAN RAFAEL, CA was fined $7,542 by CMS following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PINE RIDGE CARE CENTER (SAN RAFAEL, CA) — $7,542 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PINE RIDGE CARE CENTER in SAN RAFAEL, CA was fined $7,542 by CMS following 43 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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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