LAKELAND REHAB & HEALTHCARE CENTER

EFFINGHAM, IL 2024--2025 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Actual Harm Documentation Failure Infection Control Medication Error Nutrition Care Resident Neglect
Penalty
$70,203

Outcome

LAKELAND REHAB & HEALTHCARE CENTER in EFFINGHAM, IL was fined $70,203 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

LAKELAND REHAB & HEALTHCARE CENTER (EFFINGHAM, IL) — $70,203 in CMS Fines

Outcome: LAKELAND REHAB & HEALTHCARE CENTER in EFFINGHAM, IL was fined $70,203 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 23 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:


  • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

  • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

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.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties Dataset — LAKELAND REHAB & HEALTHCARE CENTER

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