KIT CARSON NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$9,110
Outcome
KIT CARSON NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER in JACKSON, CA was fined $9,110 by CMS following 61 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
KIT CARSON NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER (JACKSON, CA) — $9,110 in CMS Fines
Outcome: KIT CARSON NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER in JACKSON, CA was fined $9,110 by CMS following 61 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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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