WEST COVINA MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF
Outcome
WEST COVINA MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF in WEST COVINA, CA was fined $7,026 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WEST COVINA MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF (WEST COVINA, CA) — $7,026 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WEST COVINA MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF in WEST COVINA, CA was fined $7,026 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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