St William's Care Center
CMS
Actual Harm
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$67,379
Outcome
St William's Care Center in MILBANK, SD was fined $67,379 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
St William's Care Center (MILBANK, SD) — $67,379 in CMS Fines
Outcome: St William's Care Center in MILBANK, SD was fined $67,379 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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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