Effingham Healthcare & Senior Living
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0727
F 0727 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Many
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on
a full time basis.
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the services of a Registered Nurse for 8 consecutive hours per day, 7 days a week. This has the potential to affect all 32 residents living at this facility.The facility's Nursing schedule for August and September 2025 revealed the facility did not have 8 consecutive hours of RN (Registered Nurse) coverage for the dates of 9/7/25, 9/6/25, 8/24/25, 8/23/25 or 8/9/25.On 9/9/2025 at 8:50am, V1 (Administrator) said the facility did not have the required 8 hours of continuous RN coverage for the dates of 9/7/25, 9/6/25, 8/24/25, 8/23/25 or 8/9/25.On 9/8/2025 at 11:00am, V2 (Director of Nursing) said she realizes the facility does not have 8 continuous hours of RN coverage during the weekends. V2 said the facility is actively advertising to hire more Registered Nurses to meet the requirement. V2 said V8 (RN) was the only RN providing RN coverage on 9/6/25 and 9/7/25, but V8 only worked 4 hours each day. V2 agreed the facility did not have the required 8 consecutive hours or RN coverage for the dates of 9/7/25, 9/6/25, 8/24/25, 8/23/25 and 8/9/25.On 9/8/2025 at 1:00pm, V8 (RN) said she worked on Saturday, 9/6/25 and Sunday, 9/7/25, due to the facility having residents with IV (intravenous) therapy going, but she only worked 4 hours per day. V8 said no other Registered Nurses worked over the weekend.The facility's matrix with print date of 9/8/25 documented 32 residents reside at
this facility.Facility policy titled Staffing, Sufficient and Competent Nursing (dated 2001) documents the following in part: Policy Statement: Our facility provides sufficient numbers of nursing staff with the appropriate skills and competency necessary to provide nursing and related care and services for all residents in accordance with resident care plans and the facility assessment. 3.) A registered nurse provides services at least eight consecutive hours every 24 hours, seven days a week.
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
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
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EFFINGHAM HEALTHCARE & SENIOR LIVING in EFFINGHAM, IL inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in EFFINGHAM, IL, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from EFFINGHAM HEALTHCARE & SENIOR LIVING or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.