WEST HILLS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
Outcome
WEST HILLS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER in CANOGA PARK, CA was fined $56,158 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 125 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WEST HILLS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (CANOGA PARK, CA) — $56,158 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WEST HILLS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER in CANOGA PARK, CA was fined $56,158 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 125 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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