PU'UWAI 'O MAKAHA
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$65,455
Outcome
PU'UWAI 'O MAKAHA in WAIANAE, HI was fined $65,455 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PU'UWAI 'O MAKAHA (WAIANAE, HI) — $65,455 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PU'UWAI 'O MAKAHA in WAIANAE, HI was fined $65,455 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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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