LAKE RIDGE CENTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$74,480
Outcome
LAKE RIDGE CENTER in MOSES LAKE, WA was fined $74,480 by CMS following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LAKE RIDGE CENTER (MOSES LAKE, WA) — $74,480 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LAKE RIDGE CENTER in MOSES LAKE, WA was fined $74,480 by CMS following 36 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
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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