Good Samaritan Society Corsica
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Penalty
$8,190
Outcome
Good Samaritan Society Corsica in CORSICA, SD was fined $8,190 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Good Samaritan Society Corsica (CORSICA, SD) — $8,190 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Good Samaritan Society Corsica in CORSICA, SD was fined $8,190 by CMS following 12 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
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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