ALAMEDA HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,990
Outcome
ALAMEDA HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER in ALAMEDA, CA was fined $8,990 by CMS following 63 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALAMEDA HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER (ALAMEDA, CA) — $8,990 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALAMEDA HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER in ALAMEDA, CA was fined $8,990 by CMS following 63 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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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