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Dialysis keeps people alive by filtering waste and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys can no longer do it.

One of those citations involved something basic: medications were not being stored the way they are supposed to be.

Inspectors classified the violation as isolated, meaning it did not reach every corner of the facility.

The deficiency, cited under a category covering resident rights, was one of 12 violations inspectors documented during the September 18 complaint inspection.

That complaint triggered a federal inspection on September 15, 2025.

The finding was classified as isolated, meaning it didn't reach across the resident population, but inspectors determined the potential for harm was real.

That confirmation, recorded on September 11, came four days before the inspection officially closed.

One of those citations targeted something foundational: the facility's own governing structure.

One of those deficiencies was a failure to provide timely, quality laboratory services to meet residents' needs.

Federal health inspectors visited Addison Heights on September 15, 2025, responding to a complaint.

Federal health inspectors visited the facility on September 19, 2025, and left with a citation list that ran to 27 deficiencies.

Inspectors classified the violation as isolated, meaning they did not find it spreading across the facility.