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BRIA OF BELLEVILLECMS #1456681 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0602 Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review the facility failed to prevent misappropriation of funds for two (R1 and R2) of three residents reviewed for misappropriation of funds in a sample of 3.Findings include:1.R1's admission record documents an admission date of 06/07/25 with diagnoses including: acidosis, hemorrhage of anus and rectum, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypotension, cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery, altered mental status, major depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy, end stage renal disease, and transient cerebral ischemic attack. R1's Minimum Data Set, dated [DATE] documents a brief interview of mental status of 15 indicating cognitively intact. R1's care plan documents a focus area dated 07/11/25 of abuse: R1 is at risk for abuse and neglect related to currently being in a long term care facility with interventions listed as: alleged misappropriation of funds, will initiate additional financial monitoring dated 11/05/25 and assure the resident that staff members are available to help and department heads maintain an open door policy dated 07/11/25. R1's investigation contains transaction details for an ATM (automated teller machine) dated 07/08/25 for $800.00 dollars, on 07/21/25 for $800.00, on 07/28/25 for $800.00, on 08/05/25 for $800.00, on 08/14/25 for $800.00, on 08/18/25 for $800.00, and on 08/22/25 for $800.00. On 12/06/25 at 3:50 PM R1 stated, he noticed there was money missing from his account when he tried to order food and his card was declined. R1 stated, he logged into his account and seen all the ATM withdrawals for $800.00. R1 stated, he gave his debit card to V6 because she told him he owed $1000.00 on his account and needed to pay it. R1 stated he had no idea how he was going to get to an ATM and get the money for them. V6 stated she would take care of it for him. R1 stated, he contacted his bank and they told him to contact the police department. R1 stated, the police department was contacted and they are doing an investigation and he has not heard a resolution yet. R1 stated, he has asked staff what is going on with the investigation. R1 stated, he is just waiting for the investigation by the police to be completed. R1 stated, he did not necessarily want V6 fired, he would like the money back because he needs to pay for his stay at the facility. R1 stated, the facility did not state what happens, if they return the money or he has to see if V6 has to pay restitution.On 12/06/25 at 4:12 PM V2 (Director of Nursing) stated, R1 is missing money. The facility has terminated V6. The police department were notified and they have V6's picture using the ATMs at the time the transactions happened. This investigation was originally opened previously when they first knew about the incident and the police closed the investigation because they were under the impression they were speaking with V1 (Administrator) and it was V6, because V6 stated she was V1. V6 (previous Business Office Manager) was fired 11/05/25 when they figured out what happened with the police investigation and the confusion with it. The investigation has been reopened with a new officer and the investigation is still underway to her knowledge. V2 stated, R1 is the only resident she is aware of that V6 took any money from.The Employee Disciplinary Form documents employee name: with V6 (previous Business Office Manager) with Residents Affected - Few (continued on next page) 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. LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE TITLE (X6) DATE FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 3 Event ID: 145668 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 145668 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 12/08/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Bria of Belleville 150 North 27th Street Belleville, IL 62226 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 0602 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few a last day worked listed as 11/05/25 documents: describe what happened: (facility name) was made aware by several residents that they were missing money from their personal funds. An investigation revealed that V6 had misused resident's credit cards and also misappropriated cash payments for personal use. This is considered a violation of (facilities name) resident's rights, and abuse and neglect policy and therefore your employment is terminated effective immediately. R1's final report - alleged financial misappropriation dated 11/11/25 documents: investigation summary: upon notification, the facility initiated a thorough internal investigation following facility policy and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) reporting requirements. The alleged staff members (V6-business office manager and V1-administrator) were suspended pending completion of the investigation. Resident and staff interviews were conducted, and a review of relevant documentation, bank statements, and financial logs was initiated. Although, the (local) Police Dept investigation remains ongoing. Based on information available to date, we were able to substantiate that V6 had misused the residents credit card and misappropriated cash payments for personal use. Additional documentation and verification from external financial institutions are pending to determine the outcome with the criminal charges from (local police department).V1 (Administrator) was unable to be reached during this survey. 2.R2's admission record documents an admission date of 03/27/24 with diagnoses including: aphasia following cerebral infarction, human immunodeficiency virus disease type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia, severe protein calorie malnutrition, brain stem stroke syndrome, biliary cirrhosis, muscle weakness, schizoaffective disorder bipolar type, end stage renal disease, bipolar disorder, and sepsis. R2's MDS dated [DATE] documents a BIMS score of 13 indicating cognitively intact. On 12/06/25 at 4:28 PM R2 stated, he had his debit card taken from his room. R2 stated, they made $2000.00 worth of transactions. R2 stated, he reported the missing money after he checked his bank account and seen transactions that he was not aware of and there was money missing. R2 stated, his bank has put the money back into his account pending the police investigation. R2 stated, if the police find someone guilty, he thinks the bank prosecutes and the bank reimburses him. On 12/06/25 at 4:42 PM V2 stated, they have conducted an investigation into R2's missing money and it has been turned into the police. V2 stated, they interviewed residents and staff and watched the cameras. There are two staff members suspended pending the investigation. V2 stated, they have watched the cameras and believe they have it narrowed it down to two possible employees (V8 (CNA) or V9 (agency Housekeeping)). V2 stated, the two employees are still suspended.R2's check card statement had transactions marked with locations written in for the in question transactions. A letter from R2's bank dated 10/27/25 documents: we are writing to you about recent transactions you alerted us to on your account. While we review the transactions, we applied the following to your account on 10/27/25 a provisional credit for $1935.72. This letter documents a case ID (identification) number from the fraud division. R2's care plan documents a focus area of abuse: R2 is at risk for abuse and neglect relating to CVA (cerebrovascular accident), aphagia, cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, and bipolar/schizophrenia dated 08/23/24 with an intervention listed as: alleged misappropriation of funds, will initiate additional financial monitoring dated 11/05/25. The facility policy dated 2022 titled, abuse policy and prevention program documents: this facility affirms the right of our residents to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of property, deprivation of goods and services by staff or mistreatment. This facility therefore prohibits abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of property, and mistreatment of residents. In order to do so, the facility has attempted to establish a resident sensitive and resident secure environment. The purpose of this policy is to assure that the facility is doing all that is within its control to prevent occurrences of abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145668 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 145668 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 12/08/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Bria of Belleville 150 North 27th Street Belleville, IL 62226 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 0602 property, deprivation of goods and services by staff and mistreatment or residents. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145668 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

1 citation recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0602GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F602 - The resident has the right to be free from abuse, neglect, misappropriation of re

    Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

FAQ · About this visit

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What happened during the December 8, 2025 survey of BRIA OF BELLEVILLE?

This was a inspection survey of BRIA OF BELLEVILLE on December 8, 2025. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at BRIA OF BELLEVILLE on December 8, 2025?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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