Heritage Healthcare of Hammond
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$13,715
Outcome
Heritage Healthcare of Hammond in HAMMOND, LA was fined $13,715 by CMS following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Heritage Healthcare of Hammond (HAMMOND, LA) — $13,715 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Heritage Healthcare of Hammond in HAMMOND, LA was fined $13,715 by CMS following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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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