SPOKANE FALLS CARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$184,090
Outcome
SPOKANE FALLS CARE in SPOKANE, WA was fined $184,090 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 107 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SPOKANE FALLS CARE (SPOKANE, WA) — $184,090 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SPOKANE FALLS CARE in SPOKANE, WA was fined $184,090 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 107 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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.
Don't let this happen to your organization. See how Crucible works.
See How Crucible Works