LAKEFRONT NURSING & REHAB CTR
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Penalty
$13,729
Outcome
LAKEFRONT NURSING & REHAB CTR in CHICAGO, IL was fined $13,729 by CMS following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LAKEFRONT NURSING & REHAB CTR (CHICAGO, IL) — $13,729 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LAKEFRONT NURSING & REHAB CTR in CHICAGO, IL was fined $13,729 by CMS following 30 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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.
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- 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.
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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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