Alpine Care of Evanston
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Nutrition Care
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$40,258
Outcome
Alpine Care of Evanston in EVANSTON, IL was fined $40,258 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
Alpine Care of Evanston (EVANSTON, IL) — $40,258 in CMS Fines
Outcome: Alpine Care of Evanston in EVANSTON, IL was fined $40,258 by CMS following 20 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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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