AVANTARA CHICAGO RIDGE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$182,243
Outcome
AVANTARA CHICAGO RIDGE in CHICAGO RIDGE, IL was fined $182,243 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
AVANTARA CHICAGO RIDGE (CHICAGO RIDGE, IL) — $182,243 in CMS Fines
Outcome: AVANTARA CHICAGO RIDGE in CHICAGO RIDGE, IL was fined $182,243 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 47 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as 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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