PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY DP SNF
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$60,373
Outcome
PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY DP SNF in SUN VALLEY, CA was fined $60,373 by CMS following 58 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY DP SNF (SUN VALLEY, CA) — $60,373 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY DP SNF in SUN VALLEY, CA was fined $60,373 by CMS following 58 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- 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.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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