WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$43,004
Outcome
WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE in GARDENA, CA was fined $43,004 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 41 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE (GARDENA, CA) — $43,004 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE in GARDENA, CA was fined $43,004 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 41 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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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