Othello Post Acute
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$8,824
Outcome
Othello Post Acute in OTHELLO, WA was fined $8,824 by CMS following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Othello Post Acute (OTHELLO, WA) — $8,824 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Othello Post Acute in OTHELLO, WA was fined $8,824 by CMS following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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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