SEQUOIA VISTA
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$12,735
Outcome
SEQUOIA VISTA in VISALIA, CA was fined $12,735 by CMS following 82 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
SEQUOIA VISTA (VISALIA, CA) — $12,735 in CMS Fines
Outcome: SEQUOIA VISTA in VISALIA, CA was fined $12,735 by CMS following 82 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
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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