Citadel Care Center Sterling self-disclosed and settled for $639,283.03 after employing an individual it knew or should have known was excluded from federal healthcare programs.

Citadel Care Center – Sterling, LLC (Sterling, IL) — Excluded Employee, $639K Settlement

Outcome: Self-disclosed to OIG and settled for $639,283.03 for employing an individual it knew or should have known was excluded from federal healthcare programs.

Citadel Care Center – Sterling, LLC, a care facility in Sterling, Illinois, voluntarily disclosed to HHS-OIG that it had employed an individual excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs. The $639,283 settlement represents a substantial penalty for a single excluded employee, suggesting the excluded individual may have been a high-compensation professional (physician, advanced practice nurse, or senior therapist) whose salary and benefits over the exclusion period formed the basis for the damages calculation.

The facility's self-disclosure is noted; the settlement was resolved June 10, 2025.

Primary Source: Citadel Care Center – Sterling Agreed to Pay $639,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Employing an Excluded Individual