ALDEN POPLAR CREEK REHAB & HCC
CMS
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$12,740
Outcome
ALDEN POPLAR CREEK REHAB & HCC in HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL was fined $12,740 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
ALDEN POPLAR CREEK REHAB & HCC (HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL) — $12,740 in CMS Fines
Outcome: ALDEN POPLAR CREEK REHAB & HCC in HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL was fined $12,740 by CMS following 29 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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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