F 0921
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and
the public.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide a safe environment by using space
heaters in residents' rooms; failed to ensure that four shower rooms on the first floor of the facility were
clean and in good repair; and failed to maintain adequate temperature in residents' rooms and the first-floor
dining room. This failure affected five (R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5) of five residents reviewed for environment.
Findings include:
R1 is a [AGE] year-old male who have resided at the facility since 2024, face sheet documented the
following past medical history: Heart failure, essential primary hypertension, cardiomyopathy, major
depressive disorder, chronic kidney disease, anxiety disorder, vascular dementia, type 2 diabetes, etc.
2/20/2025 at 9:21AM, R1 was observed in his room, awake and alert and said that he is doing okay. R1
was wearing a winter coat and wrapped himself with a blanket while sitting in a corner of the room, his
room was noted to be very cold, and there were clutters and about 4 boxes with cloths all over the room.
Resident said that he does not have any heat, the small one he has was taken this morning and the staff
said they will bring it back later. Resident stated that he has not had heat in his room ever since he started
being in that room (1/19/2024 per census record).
R1 added that his window is not open, the room is just cold due to lack of heat.
On 2/20/2025 at 9:27AM, V5 (Maintenance Director) said that the facility uses space heater in three rooms
in the 500 wings, including R1's room but they remove it when state (IDPH) comes in. V5 added that the
facility has a problem and needs to do some repairs, he identified two additional room occupied by R2, R3,
R4 and R5, and said that they are just using the space heaters temporarily until they fix the problem.
2/20/2022 at 3:00PM, V1 (Administrator) said that residents are allowed to use some electrical equipment
like refrigerator, television, radios, electric bed, etc. Residents are not allowed to use space heaters, the
facility have about 5 space heaters that they use occasionally in resident's rooms. Surveyor asked V1 if it is
okay to use space heater in residents' rooms, and he said no, surveyor asked why and V1 said that it is a
fire hazard.
2/20/2025 at 11:02AM, inspected the shower rooms on the first floor with V5 (Maintenance Director) and
noted the following: the shower room in the 400 unit was noted to be filthy, there were stains
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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:
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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
145220
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
02/24/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Pine Crest Health Care
3300 West 175th Street
Hazel Crest, IL 60429
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0921
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
all over the wall, the base wall trims were all peeled off revealing the inner wall and some area have holes
in them, floor looked very dirty with brownish stains, shower curtain rod was dirty and brownish in color,
shower curtain was thorn. Surveyor presented these observations to V5 and asked him if he would take a
shower in this room and he said no, the place needs to clean and repaired.
The 300 unit shower room have the base wall trimmings ripped off from the wall, there were wheelchairs
stored in the shower room, and V5 was wondering if the staff are using the room for showers, 200 unit
shower room looks very dirty with brownish stains on the ceiling, V5 said that it is not mold and they do not
have any leakage, it is probably from some staff smoking in there during the night though they are not
supposed to do that. V5 added that the whole bathroom needs to be changed, there are lots of repairs that
need to be done in the facility and he does not make the decision when the repairs are to be done, just
follows instructions.
2/20/2025 at 11:30AM, surveyor asked V5 to recheck the temperature in the rooms that the facility uses
space heater, and the reading was between 68 and 70 degrees.
2/20/2025 at 12:20PM, observed lunch in the first-floor dining room and noted the room to be very cold.
surveyor asked V5 to check the temperature in the dining room with a temperature gun and the first reading
was 69 degrees, some parts of the dining room was reading 50 and 56 degrees.
2/20/2022 at 3:00PM, V1 (Administrator) said that that the facility has a problem with water entering the
boiler that control the heat in the 500 unit, they have someone on ground trying to evacuate the water and it
will probably help with warming the temperature in that wing and the first-floor dining room. Surveyor asked
V1 how often the facility evacuate the water and he said that it is usually done when they notice that hot air
is not coming out of the boiler.
2/20/2025 at 4:02PM, V1 was presented with the observation of the shower rooms on the first floor, and he
said that they have not gotten to them yet because they have other priorities, the shower rooms on the
second floor were remodeled 5 years ago, the facility is in the process of getting a new generator that will
probably cost a million dollars.
2/24/2025 at 9:00AM, R1 was observed again in his room wearing a winter coat and a hat, stated he still
does not have any heat, the staff have not returned his space heater, he asked about it and they told him
that it is coming. R1 has about 5 blankets on his bed, he said he uses them to keep warm, but his room is
still cold. Care plan initiated
1/19/2024 stated that R1 has diabetes mellitus, goal resident will have no complications related to diabetes
through the review date. Interventions include avoid exposure to extreme or cold.
2/24/2025 at 10:57AM V1 (Administrator) said that R1 will not be getting the space eater back, he was
supposed to move to another room, but he prefers to stay in his current room because he likes the room.
Electric appliance policy (undated) states in part, only authorized appliances will be permitted in the
resident living areas. Residents may not maintain any electrical appliances (i.e. heating irons, cooking
utensils, etc.) within their living area unless approved in writing by the administrator or his/her designee.
Cold weather policy (undated) states its purpose as to ensure the well-being and comfort of the
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145220
If continuation sheet
Page 2 of 3
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
145220
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
02/24/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Pine Crest Health Care
3300 West 175th Street
Hazel Crest, IL 60429
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0921
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
residents throughout the cold weather months particularly during the periods of severe weather and below
normal temperatures. Under procedures, the policy states in #9. If a heating unit fails in an area of the
facility and/or temperature becomes uncomfortable, upon the direction of the administrative personnel,
residents affected may be moved to another area in the facility where the temperature is adequate.
Maintenance service policy undated provided by V1 (Administrator) stated in its policy statement that
maintenance service shall be provided to all areas of the building, grounds, and equipment. Under policy
interpretation and implementation, the document states that the maintenance department is responsible for
always maintaining the building grounds and equipment in a safe and operable manner. The following
functions are performed by maintenance: b. maintaining the building in good repair and free of hazards. D.
maintaining the heat/cooling system, plumbing fixtures, wiring, etc. in good condition.
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Facility ID:
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