APERION CARE DOLTON
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$168,629
Outcome
APERION CARE DOLTON in DOLTON, IL was fined $168,629 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
APERION CARE DOLTON (DOLTON, IL) — $168,629 in CMS Fines
Outcome: APERION CARE DOLTON in DOLTON, IL was fined $168,629 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- 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.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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