ALDEN ESTATES CTS OF HUNTLEY
CMS
Actual Harm
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$167,437
Outcome
ALDEN ESTATES CTS OF HUNTLEY in HUNTLEY, IL was fined $167,437 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALDEN ESTATES CTS OF HUNTLEY (HUNTLEY, IL) — $167,437 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALDEN ESTATES CTS OF HUNTLEY in HUNTLEY, IL was fined $167,437 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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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