TOWER HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER

SOUTH ELGIN, IL 2024 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
CMS Actual Harm Documentation Failure Immediate Jeopardy Infection Control Medication Error Nutrition Care Resident Neglect Wound Care
Penalty
$57,365

Outcome

TOWER HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER in SOUTH ELGIN, IL was fined $57,365 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 51 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Details

TOWER HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER (SOUTH ELGIN, IL) — $57,365 in CMS Fines

Outcome: TOWER HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER in SOUTH ELGIN, IL was fined $57,365 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 51 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.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

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

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

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

  • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

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 — TOWER HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER

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