Good Samaritan Society - Lakota
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$74,283
Outcome
Good Samaritan Society - Lakota in LAKOTA, ND was fined $74,283 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Good Samaritan Society - Lakota (LAKOTA, ND) — $74,283 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Good Samaritan Society - Lakota in LAKOTA, ND was fined $74,283 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 27 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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