THE CARE CENTER OF DEQUINCY
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$110,240
Outcome
THE CARE CENTER OF DEQUINCY in DEQUINCY, LA was fined $110,240 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
THE CARE CENTER OF DEQUINCY (DEQUINCY, LA) — $110,240 in CMS Fines
Outcome: THE CARE CENTER OF DEQUINCY in DEQUINCY, LA was fined $110,240 by CMS following 26 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 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.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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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