UNIVERSITY POST-ACUTE REHAB
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$3,145
Outcome
UNIVERSITY POST-ACUTE REHAB in SACRAMENTO, CA was fined $3,145 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
UNIVERSITY POST-ACUTE REHAB (SACRAMENTO, CA) — $3,145 in CMS Fines
Outcome: UNIVERSITY POST-ACUTE REHAB in SACRAMENTO, CA was fined $3,145 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- 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.
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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