PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMP OF MARY SUBACUTE CARE CTR
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$11,170
Outcome
PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMP OF MARY SUBACUTE CARE CTR in SAN PEDRO, CA was fined $11,170 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMP OF MARY SUBACUTE CARE CTR (SAN PEDRO, CA) — $11,170 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMP OF MARY SUBACUTE CARE CTR in SAN PEDRO, CA was fined $11,170 by CMS following 35 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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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