NATCHITOCHES COMMUNITY CARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$123,305
Outcome
NATCHITOCHES COMMUNITY CARE CENTER in NATCHITOCHES, LA was fined $123,305 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NATCHITOCHES COMMUNITY CARE CENTER (NATCHITOCHES, LA) — $123,305 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NATCHITOCHES COMMUNITY CARE CENTER in NATCHITOCHES, LA was fined $123,305 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 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.
- Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
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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