Forest View Rehab & Nursing Center
FOREST VIEW REHAB & NURSING CENTER in ITASCA, IL — inspection on November 17, 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
jeopardy to resident health or safety
by outside Social Services Consulting group on 11/13/25.
Initial Elopement Risk Assessment will be completed by nursing, and assessments by social services reviewed and supervised by Social Services Consulting completed upon admission, quarterly, significant change, or any observed exit-seeking behavior.
Staff training will be integrated into new-hire orientation and annual in-services; includes training for elopement vs wandering risk and interventions.
Elopement binder will be updated by social service consultant based on results of elopement risk assessment.
Binder reviewed by Administrator/DON weekly x 4 weeks, then monthly x3 months.
Facility to complete elopement drills weekly for all shift by Social Services consultant, Administrator and DON.
Results of drills to be reviewed Administrator/DON. QA Committee to audit 5 elopement-risk residents weekly x 4 weeks, then monthly x 3 months for compliance with interventions and monitoring DON/Social Services Consultant to review all elopement risk assessments completed weekly for 90 days and report findings in QAPI.
Maintenance to conduct weekly door alarm and window lock checks and log results.
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11/17/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Forest View Rehab & Nursing Center
535 South Elm Itasca, IL 60143
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to employ a qualified full time Social Services Director.
This applies to all 129 residents residing in the facility.
The findings include:Facility Daily Census, dated 11/5/25, shows the facility census was 129 residents.Application for Employment, dated 6/25/21, shows V3 (Director of Social Work) applied for the Social Service Director position.
The application shows V3's highest level of education attained was a high school diploma.Employment offer letter, dated 7/2/21, shows the facility offered V3 the position of Social Services Director and V3 accepted the position on 7/2/21.Director of Social Services Job Description, signed by V3 (Director of Social Services) on 1/10/23, shows the education and experience required for the position includes either a bachelor's degree in psychology or sociology; a Bachelors or Master of Arts in Social Work, or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker's Certificate. On 11/13/25 at 10:30 AM with V19 (Consultant) and V2 (Director of Nursing), V1 (Administrator) stated V3 (Social Services Director) continued to work at the facility as the Social Services Director while the facility was recruiting for a new, qualified Social Services Director. V1 stated V3 remained in the role of Social Services Director since she was identified as not being qualified for the position during a prior complaint survey. V1 stated V3 would remain as Social Services Director until a new, qualified Director was hired.
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