Deficiency Records for Aperion Care Elgin
Updated as of March 01, 2018
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A list of the most recent deficiencies for Aperion Care Elgin. The list is based on the information provided by CMS from both standard inspections and from complaints filed by residents.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2017-09-28 | 2017-10-10 | Y |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2017-09-28 | 2017-10-10 | Y |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | Health | 2017-09-28 | 2017-10-10 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. | Health | 2017-09-28 | 2017-10-10 | Y |
| Satisfy building requirements after a repair, renovation, modification, or change of user/occupancy. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Install proper backup exit lighting. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Have protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Construct fire resistant interior walls. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Meet other general requirements that are deficient. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Ensure proper storage of liquid oxygen. | Fire Safety | 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-11 | N |
| Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-03 | N |
| Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-03 | N |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-03 | N |
| Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-03 | N |
| Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-03 | N |
| Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-03 | N |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-03 | N |
| Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations. | Health | 2017-07-14 | 2017-08-03 | N |
| Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality. | Health | 2017-05-31 | 2017-06-15 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2017-03-01 | 2017-03-14 | Y |
| Let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives. | Health | 2017-01-24 | 2017-02-06 | Y |
| Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene. | Health | 2016-09-22 | 2016-10-12 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2016-09-22 | 2016-10-12 | N |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | Health | 2016-09-22 | 2016-10-12 | N |
| Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality. | Health | 2016-09-22 | 2016-10-12 | Y |
| A two-hour-resistant firewall separation. | Fire Safety | 2016-09-20 | 2016-10-07 | N |
| Protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building. | Fire Safety | 2016-09-20 | 2016-10-07 | N |
| Exits that are accessible at all times. | Fire Safety | 2016-09-20 | 2016-10-07 | N |
| Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions. | Fire Safety | 2016-09-20 | 2016-10-07 | N |
| An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2016-09-20 | 2016-10-07 | N |
| Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order. | Fire Safety | 2016-09-20 | 2016-10-07 | N |
| Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment. | Fire Safety | 2016-09-20 | 2016-10-07 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2016-08-03 | 2016-08-19 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2016-05-25 | 2016-06-09 | Y |
| Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-09 | 2016-04-01 | N |
| Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-09 | 2016-03-29 | N |
| Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. | Health | 2016-03-11 | 2016-03-25 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2016-03-11 | 2016-03-25 | N |
| Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident. | Health | 2016-03-11 | 2016-03-25 | N |
| Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. | Health | 2016-03-11 | 2016-03-25 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2016-03-11 | 2016-03-25 | N |
| Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-09 | 2016-03-24 | N |
| Walls that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-09 | 2016-03-24 | N |
| Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-09 | 2016-03-24 | N |
| A fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-09 | 2016-03-24 | N |
| Posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-09 | 2016-03-24 | N |
| Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen. | Fire Safety | 2016-03-09 | 2016-03-24 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2015-12-29 | 2016-01-19 | Y |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2015-12-29 | 2016-01-19 | Y |
| Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. | Health | 2015-12-29 | 2016-01-19 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | Health | 2015-07-22 | 2015-07-23 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property. | Health | 2015-06-30 | 2015-07-10 | Y |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2015-06-04 | 2015-06-17 | Y |
| Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs. | Health | 2015-06-04 | 2015-06-17 | Y |
| 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. | Health | 2015-04-23 | 2015-06-01 | Y |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . | Health | 2015-04-09 | 2015-04-21 | Y |
| Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being. | Health | 2015-03-05 | 2015-03-19 | Y |
