DEKALB COUNTY REHAB & NURSING
CMS
Actual Harm
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Nutrition Care
Wound Care
Penalty
$187,304
Outcome
DEKALB COUNTY REHAB & NURSING in DEKALB, IL was fined $187,304 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
DEKALB COUNTY REHAB & NURSING (DEKALB, IL) — $187,304 in CMS Fines
Outcome: DEKALB COUNTY REHAB & NURSING in DEKALB, IL was fined $187,304 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 24 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
- 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.
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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