ALDEN ESTATES OF NORTHMOOR
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$11,180
Outcome
ALDEN ESTATES OF NORTHMOOR in CHICAGO, IL was fined $11,180 by CMS following 46 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALDEN ESTATES OF NORTHMOOR (CHICAGO, IL) — $11,180 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALDEN ESTATES OF NORTHMOOR in CHICAGO, IL was fined $11,180 by CMS following 46 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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