COSTA DEL SOL HEALTHCARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$38,181
Outcome
COSTA DEL SOL HEALTHCARE in LOS ANGELES, CA was fined $38,181 by CMS following 68 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
COSTA DEL SOL HEALTHCARE (LOS ANGELES, CA) — $38,181 in CMS Fines
Outcome: COSTA DEL SOL HEALTHCARE in LOS ANGELES, CA was fined $38,181 by CMS following 68 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 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.
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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