RIDGECREST REGIONAL TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHABILI
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$42,640
Outcome
RIDGECREST REGIONAL TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHABILI in RIDGECREST, CA was fined $42,640 by CMS following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
RIDGECREST REGIONAL TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHABILI (RIDGECREST, CA) — $42,640 in CMS Fines
Outcome: RIDGECREST REGIONAL TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHABILI in RIDGECREST, CA was fined $42,640 by CMS following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each 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.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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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