PALM GARDEN OF OCALA
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$8,512
Outcome
PALM GARDEN OF OCALA in OCALA, FL was fined $8,512 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PALM GARDEN OF OCALA (OCALA, FL) — $8,512 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PALM GARDEN OF OCALA in OCALA, FL was fined $8,512 by CMS following 19 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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