F 0684
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on interviews and records review, the facility failed to administer medications to one (R1) of three
residents reviewed for medication administration in a total sample of six.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
Medical diagnosis in R1's current face sheet includes but not limited to: bipolar disorder, unspecified,
schizophrenia, unspecified, hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side, personal history of
traumatic brain injury.
On 05/10/2025, at 9:30 AM, R1 was observed laying in bed talking to his roommate R4. R1 stated on
4/26/2025 going into 4/27/2025, he did not receive his pain medication during the night and he was in a lot
of pain. R1 stated he asked V10 (Registered Nurse-Agency) for his medication but V10 told R1 that his
medication was not available. R1 stated he asked for his medication the whole night but V10 kept saying
medication was not available and there was nothing V10 could do about it. R1 stated he had to try and
sleep with his pain until the following morning when the morning nurse gave him his pain medication.
On 05/10/2025, at 4:00 PM, V1 (Administrator) stated V10 (Registered Nurse-Agency) was the nurse who
was on duty on 4/26/2025 into 4/27/2025. V10 was responsible for giving R1 his medications. V1 stated on
4/27/2025, R1 complained to V1 that he did not receive his night pain medication on 4/26/2025 into
4/27/2025. V1 stated she called V10 to investigate what happened and why R1 did not receive his
medication. V10 stated she checked on R1 at night and he was sleeping therefore, she (V10) did not give
R1 his pain medication and did not chart R1 was sleeping. V1 stated after that phone call she (V1) tried to
contact V10 on several occasions but V10 did not answer calls after that. V1 stated there was no way for
her to know if V10 gave R1 his pain medication because V10 did not chart giving R1 his medication or the
reason medication was not given. V1 stated if it's not documented, it is not done.
On 05/05/2025, at 2:47 PM, V8 (Director of Nursing -DON) stated nurses are supposed to follow the
physician orders and document reason for not administering a medication to a resident. V8 stated pain is
what a resident says it is and a resident's pain needs to be taken seriously. Medications are given to
prevent residents from walking around in pain. V8 stated on 4/26/2025, late night after midnight, R1 did not
receive his pain medication. The following morning he did not receive acid reflux medication that should
have been given. V8 stated V10 (Registered Nurse-Agency) was the nurse on duty and V10 stated she
gave R1 his medication but did not sign the electronic medical administration record (eMAR). V8 stated if it
is not documented, it is not done. V8 stated there is an emergency medication storage in the facility which
is accessible to nurses in-case they run out of a medication. V8 stated the nurse calls the pharmacy to
open the narcotics emergency box so the nurse can access the
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other
safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Event ID:
145180
Printed: 05/15/2026
Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
145180
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/11/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Aperion Care Chicago Heights
490 West 16th Place
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0684
medication and administer to the resident.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
R1's Physician Order Sheet (POS) documents:
Residents Affected - Few
HYDROcodone-Acetaminophen Tablet 10-325 MG (milligrams). Give 1 tablet by mouth every 6 hours for
Pain - Severe.
Active 10/29/2024.
Omeprazole Tablet Delayed Release 20 MG.
Give 1 tablet by mouth one time a day related to Gastro-Esophageal reflux disease without esophagitis at
6:00AM. Active 2/17/2021. Discontinued 5/14/2024
Review of R1's electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) dated 04/27/2025, documents R1 did
not receive requested as needed HYDROcodone-Acetaminophen Tablet 10-325 MG and Omeprazole
Tablet Delayed Release 20 MG as ordered on 04/27/2025 at 6:00AM.
Policy titled Medication Administration General Guidelines dated 1-11-18 documents:
-Medication are administered as prescribed in accordance with good nursing principles and practices and
only by persons regally authorized to do so.
-Medications are administered in accordance with written orders of the prescriber.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145180
If continuation sheet
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