LIFE CARE CENTER OF SCOTTSDALE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$6,414
Outcome
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SCOTTSDALE in SCOTTSDALE, AZ was fined $6,414 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SCOTTSDALE (SCOTTSDALE, AZ) — $6,414 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LIFE CARE CENTER OF SCOTTSDALE in SCOTTSDALE, AZ was fined $6,414 by CMS following 25 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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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