Citadel Care Center – Sterling

IL 2026 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care

OIG Excluded Individual

Penalty

$639,000

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Citadel Care Center – Sterling for excluded individual. Penalty: $639,000.

Details

Citadel Care Center – Sterling — OIG Enforcement (2026)

OIG took enforcement action against Citadel Care Center – Sterling in IL in 2026 involving excluded individual violations in the Assisted Living / Long-Term Care sector.

Penalty: $639,000

Violation types: Excluded Individual
Entity type: Skilled Nursing Facility
Penalty type: Fine
Location: IL

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

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

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