Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN
Does ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ELEVATE CARE WAUKEGAN (CCN 145669), in WAUKEGAN, IL, has federal inspection findings on its record. CMS currently displays its federal abuse icon for this facility — a flag CMS assigns under its own published methodology for abuse-related citations (deficiency tag F600 and related).
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 13 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity G on CMS's A–L scale, a level CMS classifies as actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-01-15. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $65,554 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own.
The Federal Record
CMS has flagged this facility with its federal abuse icon.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.
Federal abuse icon on file
CMS displays its abuse icon for facilities it has cited for resident abuse under its own published methodology (deficiency tag F600 and related). This is the government's own flag, restated here.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$65,554
CMS has $65,554 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 2 · CMS state average: 2.5
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
37 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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