ST JAMES PLACE NURSING CARE CENTER
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Penalty
$72,485
Outcome
ST JAMES PLACE NURSING CARE CENTER in BATON ROUGE, LA was fined $72,485 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ST JAMES PLACE NURSING CARE CENTER (BATON ROUGE, LA) — $72,485 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ST JAMES PLACE NURSING CARE CENTER in BATON ROUGE, LA was fined $72,485 by CMS following 22 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each 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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