VERMILION HEALTH CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$5,735
Outcome
VERMILION HEALTH CARE CENTER in KAPLAN, LA was fined $5,735 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
VERMILION HEALTH CARE CENTER (KAPLAN, LA) — $5,735 in CMS Fines
Outcome: VERMILION HEALTH CARE CENTER in KAPLAN, LA was fined $5,735 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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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