APERION CARE WESTCHESTER
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$76,366
Outcome
APERION CARE WESTCHESTER in WESTCHESTER, IL was fined $76,366 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
APERION CARE WESTCHESTER (WESTCHESTER, IL) — $76,366 in CMS Fines
Outcome: APERION CARE WESTCHESTER in WESTCHESTER, IL was fined $76,366 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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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