NORTH BAY POST ACUTE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$142,514
Outcome
NORTH BAY POST ACUTE in PETALUMA, CA was fined $142,514 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 91 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
NORTH BAY POST ACUTE (PETALUMA, CA) — $142,514 in CMS Fines
Outcome: NORTH BAY POST ACUTE in PETALUMA, CA was fined $142,514 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 91 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.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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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