WILLOW SPRINGS CARE AND REHABILITATION
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$21,442
Outcome
WILLOW SPRINGS CARE AND REHABILITATION in YAKIMA, WA was fined $21,442 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WILLOW SPRINGS CARE AND REHABILITATION (YAKIMA, WA) — $21,442 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WILLOW SPRINGS CARE AND REHABILITATION in YAKIMA, WA was fined $21,442 by CMS following 37 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
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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