PEARL OF JOLIET, THE
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$83,448
Outcome
PEARL OF JOLIET, THE in JOLIET, IL was fined $83,448 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 59 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
PEARL OF JOLIET, THE (JOLIET, IL) — $83,448 in CMS Fines
Outcome: PEARL OF JOLIET, THE in JOLIET, IL was fined $83,448 by CMS across 3 separate penalties following 59 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- 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 residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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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