Laguna Honda leaders say action plan submitted to CMS; public and commissioners press whether state closure plan can be averted

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Laguna Honda management told the San Francisco Health Commission it submitted a root-cause action plan to CMS on July 12 and expects milestones to be completed by early September, but commissioners and public speakers pressed whether recertification will prevent a state-directed closure plan that could begin transfers on Sept. 19.

Laguna Honda executive Roland Pickens told the Health Commission on July 18 that Laguna Honda submitted a root-cause analysis and time‑bound action plan to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 12 and is awaiting CMS review. "That action plan with milestones was submitted to CMS last week on July 12," Pickens said, adding the plan includes milestones with many completion dates around Sept. 1 to align with a planned recertification timeline.

The presentation outlined recent leadership hires — including nursing home administrator and chief executive officer Sandra Simon, an assistant nursing home administrator, and Greg Chase as the facility’s first director of facilities and capital projects — and said Laguna Honda is continuing searches for additional senior clinical leaders. Pickens described a sequence of CMS monitoring surveys dating to late 2022 and said progress has reduced some repeat findings, while some…

Laguna Honda leaders say action plan submitted to CMS; public and commissioners press whether state closure plan can be averted

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