LAKEWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$41,526
Outcome
LAKEWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER in DOWNEY, CA was fined $41,526 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 124 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LAKEWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER (DOWNEY, CA) — $41,526 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LAKEWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER in DOWNEY, CA was fined $41,526 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 124 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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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