SIERRA VALLEY REHAB CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,190
Outcome
SIERRA VALLEY REHAB CENTER in PORTERVILLE, CA was fined $8,190 by CMS following 65 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SIERRA VALLEY REHAB CENTER (PORTERVILLE, CA) — $8,190 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SIERRA VALLEY REHAB CENTER in PORTERVILLE, CA was fined $8,190 by CMS following 65 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 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.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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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