ELEVATE CARE NILES
CMS
Actual Harm
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$263,812
Outcome
ELEVATE CARE NILES in NILES, IL was fined $263,812 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 44 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ELEVATE CARE NILES (NILES, IL) — $263,812 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ELEVATE CARE NILES in NILES, IL was fined $263,812 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 44 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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