BETHANY AT PACIFIC
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$42,477
Outcome
BETHANY AT PACIFIC in EVERETT, WA was fined $42,477 by CMS following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
BETHANY AT PACIFIC (EVERETT, WA) — $42,477 in CMS Fines
Outcome: BETHANY AT PACIFIC in EVERETT, WA was fined $42,477 by CMS following 50 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- 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.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- 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 that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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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