Pearl At The Tillers
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0694
F 0694 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few
On December 23, 2025, at 9:50 AM, V2 (DON/Director of Nursing) said when Resident R3 came to us, he had an infection and was admitted here for IV (Intravenous). Resident R3 was admitted with his PICC line in place. V2 further stated Resident R3 had a PICC line and Resident R9 had a Midline IV catheter.
Facility provided their policy dated November 2022, and titled, Peripheral and Midline Intravenous Catheter Care and Dressing Changes showed, the dressing needs to be changed if loose, soiled, or damp and at least every 7 days with a transparent semi-permeable membrane dressing. If it is a midline catheter, the arm circumference needs to be measured and compared to baseline when indicated to assess for swelling and possible deep-vein thrombosis (blood clot).
Facility provided their policy dated November 2022, and titled, Central Venous Catheter Care and Dressing Changes, showed, the dressing needs to be changed if loose, soiled, or damp and at least every 7 days for
a transparent semi-permeable membrane dressing. The length of the external central vascular access device should be measured with each dressing change or if the catheter dislodgement is suspected and compared with the length documents at insertion. For PICC line, the arm circumference should be measured and compared to baseline when assessing for swelling and possible deep-vein thrombosis.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
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PEARL AT THE TILLERS in OSWEGO, IL inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
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- 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?
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- 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 OSWEGO, IL, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
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