THE ORCHARDS POST-ACUTE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$9,223
Outcome
THE ORCHARDS POST-ACUTE in BAKERSFIELD, CA was fined $9,223 by CMS following 89 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE ORCHARDS POST-ACUTE (BAKERSFIELD, CA) — $9,223 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE ORCHARDS POST-ACUTE in BAKERSFIELD, CA was fined $9,223 by CMS following 89 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- 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.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
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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