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Inspection visit

Inspection

Landmark of Oak Lawn Rehabilitation and Nursing CeCMS #1459421 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 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow their elopement policy by not allowing a resident to leave the facility unauthorized without staff knowledge. This affected one of three residents R1 reviewed for leaving the facility unauthorized. This failure resulted in R1 being found about 450 ft from the facility walking down the street within minutes after leaving. Findings Include: R1's hospital referral package dated 6/16/25 documents: Per emergency department patient (R1) with tendency to roam the street. Psychiatric: Cognition and Memory: Cognition is impaired. Memory is impaired. Comment: Highly impaired insight plus judgement. R1 was admitted on [DATE] with the diagnosis of Dementia with other behavioral disturbance. Minimal data set dated [DATE] documents a score of twelve which indicates moderate cognitive impairment. Nursing note dated 6/20/25 documents: Resident (R1) is alert, forgetful and oriented to self and situation. Elopement Risk Review dated 6/20/25 documents: Ambulation: Confined to chair/bed (non-mobile without assistance) no; Predisposing diseases/condition: Does resident have a diagnosis of Dementia/ Alzheimer's or severe mental illness or period of confusion: yes; Cognitive process: does resident pace or wander: yes; History of elopement episodes for the past three (3) months: yes; Does the resident readily accept nursing home placement: no Elopement risk: score twenty-one(21); Category: High Risk for Elopement. R1's care plan initiated 6/20/25 documents: Resident (R1) demonstrates movement behavior that may be interpreted as wandering, pacing or roaming related to the diagnosis of Dementia and problems understanding the immediate environment. Attempting to leave facility without a responsible escort (elopement). Pacing, roaming or wandering in and out of peers' rooms. Engaging in theme behavior, believes he/she is in another time and place with specific responsibilities (must deliver mail due to being a retired mail carrier), the resident is a new admission and not familiar with his/her environment. Nursing note dated 6/21/25 documents: 72 hour charting: Resident (R1) up and about. R1 is alert and orient 1- 2 with confusion, at baseline. R1 indicated to exhibit wandering behavior and is being monitored closely by staff for safety. Community Survival Skills assessment dated [DATE] documents: Due to R1 diagnosis of Dementia, R1 does not appear to be capable of unsupervised outside pass privileges at this time.Nursing note dated 7/4/25 created 7/14/25 documents: (V8 nurse) Writer was informed by staff that the (R1) attempted to exit the facility with accompanying (R2) peer's family members. All families entering the building have been educated not to allow residents to join them in the elevator, given that this is a secure unit with elopement precautions in place. R1 was observed on the first floor; the (V9) receptionist promptly notified nursing, and R1 was redirected back to her room. R1 was reoriented to baseline, with education provided that R1 resides in the facility and may leave only with approved pass authorization from her POA. R1 is known to wander and is considered an elopement risk.Physician Progress note dated 7/4/25 created 7/16/25 documents: V11 (nurse practitioner) Writer informed by V2 DON via message that patient (R1) was noted on the first floor after being on the elevator with (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: 145942 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 145942 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 07/18/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Landmark of Oak Lawn Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce 9525 South Mayfield Oak Lawn, IL 60453 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 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few another patient family that was leaving the unit. R1 was redirected and assisted back to the second floor. Spoke with nurse on duty and discussed elopement precautions and frequent rounding to be done to ensure R1 does not exit unit unless supervised by POA or staff due to being elopement risk with diagnosis of dementia, understanding voiced. Per nurse on duty the R1 did not leave the building and was easily redirected back to the unit. V11 request that families are made aware that staff should be notified of any residents attempting to leave the unit via elevator when they exit the facility. On 7/16/25 at 9:26am, V3 (complainant) said, she and V4 saw R1 on 95th street (7/4/25 @ 3pm) getting ready to cross the street. On 7/16/25 at 10:00pm, V4 (cna) said, he was off work. V4 said, he left the building around 3:15pm. V4 said, he saw R1 walking down 95th street. V4 said, he called out to R1, asked R1 what she was doing to which R1 replied taking a stroll. V4 said, he brought R1 back to the building, stop at V9's desk to inform her that R1 was found outside the building on 95th street. V4 said, he took R1 to V8 (nurse). V8 was the nurse on R1's unit. V8 did not know R1 left the building. V4's witness statement dated 7/17/25 documents: On July 4th, V4 saw R1 on 95th and walked R1 down the street back into the building. Let the front desk know and then took R1 back upstairs. On 7/16/25 at 10:58am, V8 (nurse) said, R1 attempted to exit the facility with R2's family. R1 went down the elevator. V4 (cna) brought R1 back to the unit. V8's statement documents: On 7/4/25 at 2:40pm, V8 was making the schedule for 3-11 shift when V9 called and asked if R1 was on the unit. V8 completed a head count with peer nurse. R1 was coming off the elevator with cna. On 7/16/25 at 11:02am, V5 (cna) said, she was sitting in the hallway at the end of R1's unit, because R1 got onto elevator, that requires a code, left the building and made it to 95th street. V4 brought R1 back into the building.On 7/16/25 at 11:19am, V9 (receptionist) said, R2's visitors V12-V13 (R2's visitors) signed out on the visitation log and proceeded to exit. V9 said, she saw someone walk pass really fast behind V12/V13. V9 said, she stood up, checked the computer because she was not sure if R2 was leaving with her family. V9 said, she recalled that only two (2) people came to visit R2 and three (3) people were leaving. V9 said, about one minute later, V4 (cna) brought R1 back into the facility. V9 said, R1 was a new admit. V9 said, she had never seen R1 before. V9 said, R1 left the building via the front lobby exit. V9 said, staff was standing in front of her desk but did not intervene. V9 said, V4 took R1 back to her unit on the second floor. V9 said, R1 exited after R2's family around 3:11pm on 7/4/25.V9's witness statement dated 7/16/25 documents: V9 observed a person walking past her behind two family members whom V9 did not recognize while at the front desk. V9 said, she checked the electronic computer system what R2 looked like. Two (V5-V6 certified nursing assistants/cna) knew who R1 was. V4 immediately walked R1 back in the building. As V5/V6 were standing at the front desk and said, that's R1 On 7/16/25 at 11:41am, V2 (don) said, she did not work on the 7/4/25. V2 said, she got some missed calls. V2 said, she got a call from V9 called to report R1 left out the building with R2's family.V2 said, she was informed that V4 brought R1 back in. V2 said, she was not aware R1 was on 95th street. Staff/certified nursing assistant (CAN) on R1's unit had to put in code for R1 to exit via the elevator. R1 was had yellow pass status which meant she need someone (family, staff or power of health care) to take R1 out of the building. On 7/16/25 at 12:51pm, V11 (nurse practitioner) said, she was not aware R1 left the building. V11 said, she was notified via message that, R1 was on the first floor. On 7/16/25 at 1:01pm, V1 (administrator) said, a true elopement is when a resident is found outside facility and staff doesn't know that they are missing, or when someone driving past and see one of the resident that no one knows is out of the building. V1 said, she has not have any true elopements. V1 said, residents that are high risk for elopement are residents who are exit seeking, mobile, with a diagnosis of Dementia, cognitively impairment residents, newly admitted or newly (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 145942 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 145942 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 07/18/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Landmark of Oak Lawn Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce 9525 South Mayfield Oak Lawn, IL 60453 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 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete orientated to building. V1 said, R1 was not a true elopement. R1 was witnessed by staff leaving and redirected. V1 said, V9 reported seeing V12/V13 leaving but did not know R1 who left with R2 family. V1 said, the facility does not have a wander guard system. R1's unit has an elevator has a key pad to which the code must be entered to exit R1's floor. Nothing was written down, no new systems was implemented and she did not view cameras for R1 incident. V1 said, the cameras are for quality assurance purpose only. On 7/16/25 at 4:02pm, V12 (R2's visitor) said, he was with V13 when a female resident got on the elevator with him after staff entered the code. The code was enter three different time because the elevator did not come the first time. V12 was unable to identify which staff member entered the code. V12 said, a small, dark skin, thick staff member entered the code once and then another staff member entered the code a second/third time. V12 said, he was unable to determine if the staff member was a nurse or certified nursing assistant but they all had on scrubs. V12 said, he did not received any education from the facility about letting residents on the elevator. V12 said, he thought it was odd that a resident would be allowed on the elevator since staff had to enter a code for the elevator in order exit the second floor. V12 said, the sign out time on the visitation log was correct as far as he could remember. Visitation log dated 7/4/25 documents: V12 signed out at 3:11pm. On 6/17/25 at 9:17am, V4 (cna) said, R1 was found in the corner of 95th in front of the dental office. R1 had turned the corner off [NAME] and was walking east bound on 95th street. Google map documents: The dentist office was 450 feet away from the facility, mostly flat, with a two (2) minute estimate time of arrive (eta) by walking. R1 was returned to the facility less than ten minutes of leaving the facility by V4On 7/18/25 at 7:53am, V14 (R1's power of authority) said, R1 has a history of wandering. R1 would leave the house, go to located business and always find her way home. R1 was probably trying to find her way home when she left the building. V14 said, she wouldn't want R1 roaming the streets because she could have been hit by a car. V14 said, R1 said would have been extremely confused, fearful, agitated and scared wandering the streets in a neighborhood that was not familiar to R1. V14 said, she was scared for R1 during the interview to hear R1 was out of the building and found on the corner away from the facility. V14 said, R1 is mixed raced. V14 said, it is very concerning that R1 was out of the building with no identification or supervision. V14 said, if R1 was seen by united state immigration and customs enforcement R1 could have been detained. V14 said, she received a call from the facility at 9:30pm, informing her that R1 wanted to go home. V14 said, she was surprised by the call. The facility should have been able to address R1's needs. V14 said, she does not recall the nurse or the date she called. V14 said, she spoke to R1, along with other family member, R1 eventually forgot she wanted to leave prior to the end of the phone call. V14 said, she was not aware, R1 was out of the building. Elopement Policy no date document: It is the policy of this facility that all resident are provided adequate supervision to meet each resident's nursing and personal care needs. Resident at risk for elopement will be provide at least one of the following safety precautions, staff supervision of the facility exit either directly or by video camera. Procedure for the response to missing resident: The administrator/designee shall contact the resident's representative. Event ID: Facility ID: 145942 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.

  • 0689GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F689 - Accidents

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

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What happened during the July 18, 2025 survey of Landmark of Oak Lawn Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce?

This was a inspection survey of Landmark of Oak Lawn Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce on July 18, 2025. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at Landmark of Oak Lawn Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce on July 18, 2025?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."

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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