Sharon Health Care Elms
SHARON HEALTH CARE ELMS in PEORIA, IL — inspection on November 18, 2025.
Found 4 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
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to maintain one resident's (R23) room in good repair of 24 residents' rooms observed during the initial tour for maintenance in a sample of 28.
Findings include:R23 was admitted on [DATE] with a diagnosis of Malignant Neoplasm of the Right Lung.R23's Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] documents R23 has a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 14, no cognitive impairments.On 9/16/25 at 9:40 AM, R23's window ledge was broken off, had sharp hard edges and had exposed wood.
Heat from the outdoors could be felt through the broken area.R23 stated she can feel the wind come through the window and the ledge had been broke since admission approximately nine months ago. R23 stated her room would get cold in the wintertime due to the broken window ledge.On 9/18/25 at 11:30 AM, V20 (Maintenance Director) stated he was unaware of R23's broken window ledge.
V20 stated the residents' rooms had been renovated and windows had been replaced over the past year or so. V20 agreed housekeeping, nursing staff or any other employee that provided care to R23 should have identified and reported the broken window ledge.
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Sharon Health Care Elms
3611 North Rochelle Peoria, IL 61604
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure weights were obtained and the physician was notified of weight gains per Physicians Order.
The facility also failed to monitor weights for discrepancies for one of three residents (R19) with daily weights in a sample of 28.
Findings include:The facility's Weight policy, revised 5/18/25, documents the purpose of this policy is to monitor the residents' weights, and track weight changes as they occur.The facility's Documentation Guidelines policy, revised 3/14/17, documents, Not documented, not done, and document facts.R19's Physician Order, dated 2/27/25, documents to weigh R19 daily related to R19's diagnosis of congestive heart failure and to notify the physician if R19's weight gain is greater than three pounds (lbs.) in a day or five pounds in a week.R19's Weight Summary, dated 6/1/25 to 9/17/25, has no documentation of R19's daily weights being obtained for 28 out of the 59 days during the time span of 6/1/25 through 9/15/25. R19's Weight Summary also documents daily weight gain fluctuations varying from 13.6 lbs to 36.9 lbs (6/21/25 through 6/22/25-36.9 lbs; 6/23/25 through 6/24/25-35.5 lbs; 7/10/25 through 7/11/25-32.6 lbs; 7/18/25 through 7/23/25 16.1 lbs; 8/22/25 through 8/23/25 13.6 lbs). R19's current medical record has no documentation of R19's physician being notified of R19's weight gains of more than three pounds in a day and/or five pounds in a week.On 9/18/25 at 2:40 PM, V7 (Care Plan Coordinator) confirmed R19's daily weights were not obtained as ordered, the physician was not notified of R19's gains of more than three pounds in a day or five pounds in a week per R19's physicians order, nor were R19's weights monitored for discrepancies.
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Sharon Health Care Elms
3611 North Rochelle Peoria, IL 61604
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
diagnoses: Multiple Sclerosis, Gastrostomy, Heart Failure, and endocarditis.
R66's Physician's orders dated 8/5/25 documents, Enhanced Barrier Precautions.
On 9/17/25 at 11:41 AM V5 (Licensed Practical Nurse) performed hand hygiene and applied gloves. V5 assessed and gave water flush for R66's feeding tube. V5 confirmed R66 is on Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP). V5 then put gown on to finish R66's cares.
On 9/17/25 at 12:40 PM V2 (Director of Nursing) provided R66's urine culture results dated 9/7/25.
Culture results document, Vancomycin screen is positive.
This is VRE (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus).
On 9/17/25 at 12:45 PM V2 confirmed R66's culture results indicate VRE. V2 stated, I went ahead and placed R66 on contact isolation even though it is only two more days.
On 09/18/2025 at 9:15 AM V2 stated a physician's order is placed in the EHR (Electronic Health Record) when a resident is placed on contact isolation. V2 confirmed there was not a physician's order in R66's chart for contact isolation at this time.
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Sharon Health Care Elms
3611 North Rochelle Peoria, IL 61604
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on interview and record review the facility failed to maintain an Infection Control log for June, July, August and September of 2025.
This failure has the potential to affect all 69 residents residing in the facility.Findings include:The facility's Resident Roster dated 9/16/25 was provided by V1/Administrator and documents 69 residents reside in the facility at the time of the survey.The facility's undated Infection Control Protocol and Antibiotic Stewardship policy documents, The Infection Control Preventionist/Antibiotic Stewardship Leader will track all Facility Infections, monthly laboratory organism reporting . On 9/18/25, V2 Infection Preventionist and DON/Director of Nursing could not provide a complete list of residents currently on isolation precautions including Enhanced Barrier Precaution/EBP, Contact or Droplet isolation, or an Infection Control Log for June, July, August, or September 2025. On 9/16/25 at 2:45pm V2 stated she was the facility's Infection Preventionist and produced the certificate of completion of the Infection Prevention Program Training dated 2023.On 9/17/25 at approximately 3:00pm V2 stated, she did not have Infection Control and tracking Logs for the months of June, July, August, or September of this year. V2 stated she knew the monthly tracking logs should have been completed in accordance with the Infection Control and Prevention Protocol and Infection Preventionist's role.
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