FRANCISCAN POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$9,110
Outcome
FRANCISCAN POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER in MERCED, CA was fined $9,110 by CMS following 28 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
FRANCISCAN POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER (MERCED, CA) — $9,110 in CMS Fines
Outcome: FRANCISCAN POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER in MERCED, CA was fined $9,110 by CMS following 28 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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