Evercare Of Calhoun
Evercare of Calhoun in HARDIN, IL — inspection on August 19, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
was ok to transport him in the van.On 8/19/25 at 11:25 AM, V1 stated typically discharges are initiated by the team/family/resident, then referrals are sent out to the facility, the facility is contacted to coordinate a date/time, the physician is contacted for orders, and the family is notified.The Facility's Discharge and Transfer Policy revised 4/2025 documents, Transfer and discharge includes movement of a resident to a bed outside of the certified facility whether that bed is in the same physical plant or not.
The facility will provide sufficient orientation to residents to ensure safe and orderly transfer or discharge from the facility including an opportunity to participate in deciding where to go. If transferred to another health care facility upon order of a physician, a two-copy transfer form is completed.
One copy is sent with the resident and the other is filed in the resident's record.
Prior to resident being transferred or discharged , the facility must provide a written notice to the resident, and if known, a family member or legal representative of the resident.
This must be issued at least 30 days before the resident is transferred or discharged or as soon as practicable for immediate transfers or the resident has not resided in the facility for 30 days.
The written discharge/transfer notice must contain the following information: a.
The reason for transfer or discharge; b.
The effective date of transfer or discharge; c.
The location to which the resident is transferred or discharged .
Prior to the survey date of 8/19/25, the Facility had taken the following action to correct the non-compliance:On 7/21/25, V1, V2, and V4 were educated by V12 regarding discharge planning to ensure responsible parties were notified of discharges and transfers.On 7/21/25, an Ad Hoc QAPI Meeting including V13, Medical Director, was held to identify issue and discuss the development of a past non-compliance to address.V2 is reviewing discharges and transfers five days a week for 60 days, then three times a week for four weeks, then monthly to ensure compliance.
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Evercare of Calhoun
#1 Myrtle Lane Hardin, IL 62047
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review, the Facility failed to document notice of transfer requirement for 1 of 3 residents (R2) reviewed for transfer and discharge in the sample of 3.
This past non-compliance occurred from 7/18/25 to 7/21/25.Findings include:R2's Face Sheet documents R2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease and diabetes mellitus.R2's Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] documented R2 was severely cognitively impaired, ambulated independently, wandered daily, and had both verbal and other behaviors one to three days per week.R2's Care Plan does not address any plan for discharge.R2's 7/17/25 Progress Note by V11, LPN, documents R2 will be discharging to another facility on 7/18/25.R2's Progress Notes do not document R2's discharge notice was given or family was contacted regarding R2's discharge.On 8/19/25 at 10:39 AM, V7, R2's Family, stated she is R2's Power of Attorney (POA) and was never notified of R2's discharge by the Facility.On 8/19/25 at 1:55 PM, V1, Administrator, stated he would expect the medical record to contain documentation that notification was made to the resident's representative and a discharge notice was given.The Facility's Discharge and Transfer Policy revised 4/2025 documents, Transfer and discharge includes movement of a resident to a bed outside of the certified facility whether that bed is in the same physical plant or not.
Prior to resident being transferred or discharged , the facility must provide a written notice to the resident, and if known, a family member or legal representative of the resident.
This must be issued at least 30 days before the resident is transferred or discharged or as soon as practicable for immediate transfers or the resident has not resided in the facility for 30 days.
The written discharge/transfer notice must contain the following information: a.
The reason for transfer or discharge; b.
The effective date of transfer or discharge; c.
The location to which the resident is transferred or discharged .Prior to the survey date of 8/19/25, the Facility had taken the following action to correct the non-compliance:On 7/21/25, V1, V2, and V4 were educated by V12 regarding discharge planning to ensure responsible parties were notified of discharges and transfers.On 7/21/25, an Ad Hoc QAPI Meeting including V13 was held to identify issue and discuss the development of a past non-compliance to address.V2 is reviewing discharges and transfers five days a week for 60 days, then three times a week for four weeks, then monthly to ensure compliance.
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