VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$68,399
Outcome
VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER in BAKERSFIELD, CA was fined $68,399 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 85 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER (BAKERSFIELD, CA) — $68,399 in CMS Fines
Outcome: VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER in BAKERSFIELD, CA was fined $68,399 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 85 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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