Meadowood Nursing Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$91,067
Outcome
Meadowood Nursing Center in CLEARLAKE, CA was fined $91,067 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Meadowood Nursing Center (CLEARLAKE, CA) — $91,067 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Meadowood Nursing Center in CLEARLAKE, CA was fined $91,067 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 52 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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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