APERION CARE OAK LAWN
CMS
Actual Harm
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$63,669
Outcome
APERION CARE OAK LAWN in OAK LAWN, IL was fined $63,669 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 67 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
APERION CARE OAK LAWN (OAK LAWN, IL) — $63,669 in CMS Fines
Outcome: APERION CARE OAK LAWN in OAK LAWN, IL was fined $63,669 by CMS across 4 separate penalties following 67 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Provide appropriate foot care.
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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