Sun Dial Manor
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$24,528
Outcome
Sun Dial Manor in BRISTOL, SD was fined $24,528 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Sun Dial Manor (BRISTOL, SD) — $24,528 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Sun Dial Manor in BRISTOL, SD was fined $24,528 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 21 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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