GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - DECATUR COUNTY
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$20,207
Outcome
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - DECATUR COUNTY in OBERLIN, KS was fined $20,207 by CMS following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - DECATUR COUNTY (OBERLIN, KS) — $20,207 in CMS Fines
Outcome: GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - DECATUR COUNTY in OBERLIN, KS was fined $20,207 by CMS following 33 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.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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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