OAK LAWN RESPIRATORY & REHAB
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$307,053
Outcome
OAK LAWN RESPIRATORY & REHAB in OAK LAWN, IL was fined $307,053 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 62 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
OAK LAWN RESPIRATORY & REHAB (OAK LAWN, IL) — $307,053 in CMS Fines
Outcome: OAK LAWN RESPIRATORY & REHAB in OAK LAWN, IL was fined $307,053 by CMS across 5 separate penalties following 62 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.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- 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.
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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