RIVER VALLEY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER

DEL NORTE, CO 2023 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Actual Harm Infection Control Medication Error Resident Neglect Wound Care
Penalty
$14,768

Outcome

RIVER VALLEY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in DEL NORTE, CO was fined $14,768 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

RIVER VALLEY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER (DEL NORTE, CO) — $14,768 in CMS Fines

Outcome: RIVER VALLEY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in DEL NORTE, CO was fined $14,768 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — RIVER VALLEY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER

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