VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$197,553
Outcome
VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER in LOS ANGELES, CA was fined $197,553 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 102 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER (LOS ANGELES, CA) — $197,553 in CMS Fines
Outcome: VERNON HEALTHCARE CENTER in LOS ANGELES, CA was fined $197,553 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 102 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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