WALDON HEALTH CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$120,279
Outcome
WALDON HEALTH CARE CENTER in KENNER, LA was fined $120,279 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 40 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
WALDON HEALTH CARE CENTER (KENNER, LA) — $120,279 in CMS Fines
Outcome: WALDON HEALTH CARE CENTER in KENNER, LA was fined $120,279 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 40 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- 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.
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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