VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - CHULA VISTA
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$8,018
Outcome
VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - CHULA VISTA in CHULA VISTA, CA was fined $8,018 by CMS following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - CHULA VISTA (CHULA VISTA, CA) — $8,018 in CMS Fines
Outcome: VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - CHULA VISTA in CHULA VISTA, CA was fined $8,018 by CMS following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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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