F 0584
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
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.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow their policy to ensure
housekeeping staff inspected the privacy curtains in resident rooms and removed visibly soiled privacy
curtains. This failure has the potential to affect 5 (R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6) residents reviewed for a clean,
comfortable, homelike environment.
Findings include:
On 03/19/24 at 12:40 PM, R2 was asked of her concern with housekeeping. R2 said, The housekeeper
comes in everyday and cleans my room. Me and my daughter have told them about this curtain. See it has
stains that look like stool on it. The staff said they could take it down and wash it, but they haven't done
anything. We noticed the curtain was filthy when I came to this room. Surveyor observed the privacy curtain
with multiple large brown and tan stains on both sides.
On 3/19/24 at 1:00 PM, surveyor observed the privacy curtains in R5 and R6's room. The privacy curtains
were visibly stained and dirty. V9 CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant) was in the room at this time assisting the
residents with lunch. V9 was asked regarding the privacy curtain appearance. V9 said, The curtain is dirty, it
has food or something on it.
On 3/19/24 at 1:05 PM, V3 LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) was asked of the privacy curtain appearance.
V3 looked at the privacy curtain and said, It's dirty, I see stains on it. I'll ask the housekeeping director to
look at this. I think housekeeping is supposed to check these. R5 and R6 were in bed. They were unable to
answer questions related to the cleanliness of the privacy curtains at this time due to their cognition.
On 3/19/24 at 1:09 PM, the privacy curtains in R4's room were noted to be visibly stained and dirty. R4 was
asked of the cleanliness of the privacy curtains. R4 said, They're dirty.
On 3/19/24 at 1:11 PM V8 Housekeeping Supervisor and surveyor reviewed the resident rooms privacy
curtains for cleanliness. V8 reviewed R4's privacy curtain. V8 said, The privacy curtains and floor aren't
clean in here. V8 reviewed R3's privacy curtain. V8 said, The privacy curtains are dirty in here. V8 reviewed
R2's privacy curtain. V8 said, Oh it has stains and its dirty. V8 reviewed R5 and R6's privacy curtain. V8
said, I'll get these taken down and cleaned now. I'll take a look at this whole unit.
On 3/19/24 at 1:13 PM, V8 Housekeeping Supervisor was inquired of the cleanliness of the privacy curtains
in resident rooms. V8 said, I'm the housekeeping supervisor. The housekeepers should be noticing this
every time they go into the rooms. The managers when they round should also be telling us
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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:
145684
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
145684
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/21/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Aliya of Homewood
940 Maple Avenue
Homewood, IL 60430
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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F 0584
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
if they see something. The housekeepers should be checking the curtains daily and letting me know so they
can be taken down and washed.
On 3/19/24 at 1:20 PM, V1 Administrator is speaking with R2 in her room regarding concerns with
housekeeping.
Residents Affected - Some
On 3/19/24 at 1:22 PM, R3 was inquired of the cleanliness of his room. Do you have any concerns with
housekeeping? How long have these privacy curtains been dirty? R3 said, No, the housekeepers come in
and clean every day. Different people come in and I may have told someone about the curtains, but they've
been dirty for quite some time. It's got stains.
On 3/19/24 at 1:26 PM, V8 returned to the unit with three other housekeeping staff to address the privacy
curtain concerns.
On 3/21/24 at 10:34 AM, housekeeping staff were on the unit replacing privacy curtains in resident rooms.
On 3/21/24 at 10:35 AM, R2 was asked regarding the privacy curtains. R2 said, They changed this in 2
hours, they got it done. It looks so much better now.
The revised 11/2019 Housekeeper job description states in part: Primary duty- Performs housekeeping and
cleaning activities within well established guidelines and assigned areas and shift (s) to ensure that quality
standards, safety guidelines and customer service expectations are met. The housekeeper is responsible
for satisfactory and timely completion of assigned cleaning area according to schedule. The housekeeper is
responsible for the daily cleaning and sanitizing of patient room furniture, as well as sitting room and dining
room furniture. Removes and disposes of trash and relieves laundry staff as needed.
The Daily Cleaning Procedures policy states in part: 6) Spot clean walls and inspect privacy curtains. Work
your way clockwise around the room (starting at the door and finishing at the door) spot cleaning walls and
vertical surfaces that are visibly soiled. Inspect all privacy curtains in room. If dirty, notify your supervisor
which curtains need to be changed.
The revised 11/2019 Environmental Services Director job description states in part: Manages and
supervises the housekeeping, laundry, and floor care staff at a single site according to policies and
procedures, and federal/state requirements. Provides leadership, support, coordination, and guidance to
ensure that quality standards, inventory levels, safety guidelines and customer service expectations are
met. Essential job functions include the following supervises, coordinates, and evaluates work of all
housekeeping employees, delegating work equally among employees.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
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