GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY TYNDALL
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$35,373
Outcome
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY TYNDALL in TYNDALL, SD was fined $35,373 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY TYNDALL (TYNDALL, SD) — $35,373 in CMS Fines
Outcome: GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY TYNDALL in TYNDALL, SD was fined $35,373 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 10 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
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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