Apple Valley Care Center
CMS
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$8,021
Outcome
Apple Valley Care Center in Apple Valley, CA was fined $8,021 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Apple Valley Care Center (Apple Valley, CA) — $8,021 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Apple Valley Care Center in Apple Valley, CA was fined $8,021 by CMS following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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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