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Complaint Investigation

Elevate Care Palos Heights

September 23, 2025 · Palos Heights, IL · 12550 South Ridgeland Avenue
Citations 2
CMS Rating 2/5
Beds 111
Provider ID 145779
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Inspection Summary

ELEVATE CARE PALOS HEIGHTS in PALOS HEIGHTS, IL — inspection on September 23, 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.

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Inspection Findings

FF0600
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Actual Harm

prevent occurrence of abuse neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of property, deprivation of goods and services by staff or mistreatment of the residents.

Abuse means any physical or mental injury or sexual assault inflicted upon a resident other than by accidental means abuse is the willful infliction of injury unreasonable confinement intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm pain or mental anguish to a resident.

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09/23/2025

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Elevate Care Palos Heights

12550 South Ridgeland Avenue Palos Heights, IL 60463

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES

Based on interview and record review the facility failed to follow their policy to report an allegation of abuse within two hours of receiving an allegation for one of three resident (R1) reviewed for abuse reporting.

Findings include: 9/21/25 at 2:25pm V2 (LPN) stated that R1 and R1 family alleged abuse by staff on 9/19/25 around 10:30pm. V2 said the administrator was made aware that night.9/22/25 1:55pm V4 (VP of Operations) stated the administrator did not report the allegation of abuse to the state department with 2 hours of receiving the allegation. V4 said an allegation of abuse should be reported within two hours of receiving the allegation. 9/22/25 at V5 (Director of Nursing) stated she reported an allegation of sexual abuse on 9/20/25.

Review of the reportable submitted to the state department, report date is 9/20/25 at 1:43pm for sexual abuse.Facility policy abuse prevention and reporting effective date 11/28/2026 last revision date 10/24/22 denotes in-part; Abuse means any physical or mental injury or sexual assault inflicted upon a resident other than by accidental means abuse is the willful infliction of injury unreasonable confinement intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm pain or mental anguish to a resident.

Any allegation of abuse or any incident that results in serious bodily injury will be reported to the department of public health immediately, but not more than two hours after the allegation of abuse.

Any incident that does not involve abuse and does not result in serious bodily injury shall be reported within 24 hours.

Internal reporting requirements and identification of allegation: any allegation of abuse or any incident that results in serious bodily injury will be reported to the department of public heath immediately, but not more than two hours after the allegation of abuse.

Any incident that does not involve abuse and does not result in serious bodily injury shall be reported within 24 hours.

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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 PALOS HEIGHTS, 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 ELEVATE CARE PALOS HEIGHTS or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.


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