SENECA DISTRICT HOSPITAL D/P SNF
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$17,550
Outcome
SENECA DISTRICT HOSPITAL D/P SNF in CHESTER, CA was fined $17,550 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SENECA DISTRICT HOSPITAL D/P SNF (CHESTER, CA) — $17,550 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SENECA DISTRICT HOSPITAL D/P SNF in CHESTER, CA was fined $17,550 by CMS following 14 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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