RIDGEWAY POST ACUTE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$32,280
Outcome
RIDGEWAY POST ACUTE in PETALUMA, CA was fined $32,280 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 56 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
RIDGEWAY POST ACUTE (PETALUMA, CA) — $32,280 in CMS Fines
Outcome: RIDGEWAY POST ACUTE in PETALUMA, CA was fined $32,280 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 56 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- 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 a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate foot care.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- 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.
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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