VALLEY WEST HEALTH CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$3,145
Outcome
VALLEY WEST HEALTH CARE CENTER in EUGENE, OR was fined $3,145 by CMS following 56 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
VALLEY WEST HEALTH CARE CENTER (EUGENE, OR) — $3,145 in CMS Fines
Outcome: VALLEY WEST HEALTH CARE CENTER in EUGENE, OR was fined $3,145 by CMS following 56 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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