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Inspection visit

Health inspection

ARC AT NORMALCMS #1457322 citations on this visit
2 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 2 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0600 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from physical abuse by a staff member for one (R1) of three residents reviewed for physical abuse from a total sample list of nine residents. Findings include: The facility Abuse Prevention and Reporting-Illinois Policy dated 5/2025 documents the facility affirms the right of our residents to be free from abuse. The purpose of this policy is to assure that the facility is doing all that is within its control to prevent abuse by staff and mistreatment of residents. This will be done by identifying occurrences and patterns of potential mistreatment, immediately protecting residents involved in identified reports of possible abuse and implementing systems to promptly and aggressively investigate all reports and allegations of abuse and making the necessary changes to prevent future occurrences and filing accurate and timely investigative reports. Physical abuse is defined in this policy as the infliction of injury on a resident that occurs other than by accidental means including hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking and controlling behavior. R1's Minimum Data Set, dated [DATE] documents R1 is cognitively intact. R1's Minimum Data Set, dated [DATE] documents R1 is dependent for toileting care. The facility provided grievance form dated 5/8/25 documents sensitivity to R1's breastbone area due to V3 Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) being too rough with R1. The facility provided schedules document V3 and V4 CNAs worked on 5/6/25 and that V5 CNA worked on 5/8/25. On 5/27/25 at 10:40AM, R1 stated, That day there were two girls in here changing me and (V3 CNA) pushed down here (pointing to her sternum) real hard. R1's sternum appears to be very bony. R1 stated I feel like it was abusive and that other girl just watched her do it, it upset me. On 5/27/25 at 10:00AM, V13 Family Member stated that she was visiting with her grandmother on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 and R1 told her that when two of the girls were changing her yesterday, they were rough with her and hit her on the chest. V13 stated I called the facility and left a message for them to call me back. The next day (V1 Administrator) called me and told me that she had talked with (R1) and she didn't think it was abuse. We met with (V1) and told her what (R1) told us and then she said she would investigate it. (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: 145732 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 145732 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 05/27/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Arc at Normal 509 North Adelaide Normal, IL 61761 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 0600 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few On 5/27/25 at 11:52 AM, V5 CNA stated she was told by R1 that an employee had abused her by punching her in the chest. V5 stated She used that word, abused. (R1) seemed to be in her right mind and she asked me what she should do about it. I told her that I would report it to (V1) the Administrator and I did. I don't know what happened from there, I was never asked about it again. On 5/27/25 at 10:35AM, V1 Administrator stated she was told of the incident by V5 CNA on 5/8/25 and that she decided to complete a grievance instead of an abuse investigation. On 5/27/25 at 10:45AM, V4 CNA stated, That day I had (V3 CNA) go in with me to change R1 because she hits sometimes when being changed. When she started hitting, V3 held R1 down with her arms crossed over her chest so that I could change R1. We should have asked R1 to stop, or left and got someone else. I had never seen V3 do that to a resident before. On 5/27/25 at 11:30AM, V1 Administrator stated that the abuse should have been investigated as abuse as soon as V5 CNA reported it to V1 and that Knowing what I know now, it was abusive. On 5/27/25 at 11:45AM, V2 Director of Nursing stated the staff are not trained to grab and hold resident's bodies down so they can change them and that they need further education regarding abuse prevention and the abuse policy. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145732 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 145732 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 05/27/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Arc at Normal 509 North Adelaide Normal, IL 61761 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 0609 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to report an allegation of abuse to the State Agency in a timely manner for one (R1) of three residents reviewed for abuse from a total sample list of nine residents reviewed. Findings include: The facility Abuse Prevention and Reporting-Illinois Policy dated 5/2025 documents the facility affirms the right of our residents to be free from abuse. The purpose of this policy is to assure that the facility is doing all that is within its control to prevent abuse by staff and mistreatment of residents. This will be done by identifying occurrences and patterns of potential mistreatment, immediately protecting residents involved in identified reports of possible abuse and implementing systems to promptly and aggressively investigate all reports and allegations of abuse and making the necessary changes to prevent future occurrences and filing accurate and timely investigative reports. Physical abuse is defined in this policy as the infliction of injury on a resident that occurs other than by accidental means including hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking and controlling behavior. When an allegation of abuse has occurred, the resident's representative and the (State Agency) shall be informed by telephone or fax. (The State Agency) shall be informed that an occurrence of potential abuse, has been reported and is being investigated. The facility provided grievance form dated 5/8/25 documents sensitivity to R1's breastbone area due to V3 Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) being too rough with her. On 5/27/25 at 10:40AM, R1 stated, That day there were two girls in here changing me and (V3) pushed down here (pointing to her sternum) real hard. R1's sternum appears to be very bony. R1 stated I feel like it was abusive and that other girl just watched her do it, it upset me. On 5/27/25 at 10:45AM, V4 CNA stated, That day I had (V3 CNA) go in with me to change (R1) because she hits sometimes when being changed. When she started hitting, (V3) held (R1) down with her arms crossed over her chest so that I could change (R1). We should have asked (R1) to stop, or left and got someone else. I had never seen (V3) do that to a resident before. On 5/27/25 at 11:52 AM, V5 CNA stated she was told by R1 on 5/8/25 shortly after breakfast that an employee had abused her by punching her in the chest. V5 stated I told her that I would report it to (V1 Administrator) and I did. The facility provided abuse investigation documents an initial report of abuse to the state agency on 5/9/25 at 1:27PM. On 5/27/25 at 10:35AM, V1 Administrator stated she chose to fill out a grievance form on 5/8/25 instead of implementing an abuse investigation for R1's allegation of abuse. I didn't turn it into an abuse investigation until I spoke with the family the next day. On 5/27/25 at 11:30AM, V1 Administrator stated the abuse allegation should have been reported as abuse (to the state agency) as soon as V5 CNA reported it to her. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145732 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

2 citations 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.

  • 0600GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F600 - Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • 0609GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F609 - The facility must develop and implement written policies and procedures that:

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the May 27, 2025 survey of ARC AT NORMAL?

This was a inspection survey of ARC AT NORMAL on May 27, 2025. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at ARC AT NORMAL on May 27, 2025?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect b..."

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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