Richland Post Acute
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$59,762
Outcome
Richland Post Acute in RICHLAND, WA was fined $59,762 by CMS following 39 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Richland Post Acute (RICHLAND, WA) — $59,762 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Richland Post Acute in RICHLAND, WA was fined $59,762 by CMS following 39 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
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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