Edisto Post Acute
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$33,280
Outcome
Edisto Post Acute in Orangeburg, SC was fined $33,280 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 18 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Edisto Post Acute (Orangeburg, SC) — $33,280 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Edisto Post Acute in Orangeburg, SC was fined $33,280 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 18 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.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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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