EL CENTRO POST-ACUTE CARE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$10,254
Outcome
EL CENTRO POST-ACUTE CARE in EL CENTRO, CA was fined $10,254 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
EL CENTRO POST-ACUTE CARE (EL CENTRO, CA) — $10,254 in CMS Fines
Outcome: EL CENTRO POST-ACUTE CARE in EL CENTRO, CA was fined $10,254 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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