DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$14,043
Outcome
DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF in PALM SPRINGS, CA was fined $14,043 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF (PALM SPRINGS, CA) — $14,043 in CMS Fines
Outcome: DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF in PALM SPRINGS, CA was fined $14,043 by CMS following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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