Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care
Outcome
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care in Camden, SC was fined $34,361 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 5 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care (Camden, SC) — $34,361 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care in Camden, SC was fined $34,361 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 5 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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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