APERION CARE INTERNATIONAL
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Inadequate Staffing
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$98,851
Outcome
APERION CARE INTERNATIONAL in CHICAGO, IL was fined $98,851 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 85 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
APERION CARE INTERNATIONAL (CHICAGO, IL) — $98,851 in CMS Fines
Outcome: APERION CARE INTERNATIONAL in CHICAGO, IL was fined $98,851 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 85 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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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