West Hills Health & Rehabilitation
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Penalty
$12,659
Outcome
West Hills Health & Rehabilitation in PORTLAND, OR was fined $12,659 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
West Hills Health & Rehabilitation (PORTLAND, OR) — $12,659 in CMS Fines
Outcome: West Hills Health & Rehabilitation in PORTLAND, OR was fined $12,659 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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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