THE TERRACES OF LOS GATOS
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$32,487
Outcome
THE TERRACES OF LOS GATOS in LOS GATOS, CA was fined $32,487 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE TERRACES OF LOS GATOS (LOS GATOS, CA) — $32,487 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE TERRACES OF LOS GATOS in LOS GATOS, CA was fined $32,487 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 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.
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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