WASHINGTON CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$80,779
Outcome
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER in SEATTLE, WA was fined $80,779 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 62 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER (SEATTLE, WA) — $80,779 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WASHINGTON CARE CENTER in SEATTLE, WA was fined $80,779 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 62 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- 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 the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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