KAUAI VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Medication Error
Penalty
$34,300
Outcome
KAUAI VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in WAIMEA, HI was fined $34,300 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
KAUAI VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (WAIMEA, HI) — $34,300 in CMS Fines
Outcome: KAUAI VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in WAIMEA, HI was fined $34,300 by CMS following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
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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