Arlington Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Arlington Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF600Feb 15, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from abuse for 3 of 10 residents (Residents #2, #3, and #4) reviewed for abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The facility failed to ensure Resident #2, #3, and #4 were free of abuse from Resident #1. Resident #1 hit Resident #2 and #3 with her doll in the face and head when she was upset and punched Resident #4 in the stomach after she approached her boyfriend. An Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 02/11/25 at 3:47 PM. The IJ template was provided to the facility on [DATE] at 4:00 PM. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Sep 5, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision and assistive devices to prevent accidents for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for accidents. The facility failed to ensure Resident #1, who had dementia, was provided with adequate supervision to prevent her from eloping from the facility on 08/08/25. The resident was found half a block away from the facility. The noncompliance was identified as past noncompliance. The Immediate Jeopardy began on 08/08/25 and ended on 08/08/25. The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the investigation began. This failure could place residents who require supervision at risk of harm, severe injury, and possible death. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Aug 2, 2024

  Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure an environment that was free of accident hazards and that each resident received adequate supervision to prevent elopement for 1 (Resident #1) of 5 residents reviewed for quality of care. The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 was provided with adequate supervision and free of potential harm when he eloped from the facility on 07/30/2024 without staff knowledge. The facility was informed of the elopement by a family member who reported the resident was found 8 miles from the facility. The facility failed to ensure staff rounded often to ensure all Resident #1 was in the facility prior to leaving at the end of their shift or upon starting their shift on 07/30/2024. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF644Jul 22, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review (PASRR) program to the maximum extent practicable to avoid duplicate testing and effort, which include incorporating the recommendation from the PASRR level II determination and the PASRR evaluation report into a resident's assessment, care planning, and transitions of care for two (Residents #1 and #2) of three residents reviewed for PASRR assessments. The facility failed to submit a completed request for Nursing Facility Specialized Services (NFSS) in the LTC Online Portal within 20 business days of Resident #1 and #2's IDT meetings held on 04/22/26. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF727Dec 11, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to use the service of a Registered Nurse (RN) for at least eight consecutive hours a day, seven days a week for 16 of 40 days (06/08/25, 07/05/2025, 07/06/25, 07/12/25, 07/19/25, 07/27/25, 08/09/25, 08/10/25, 08/31/25, 10/11/25, 10/12/25, 10/17/25, 10/18/25, 11/15/25, 12/06/25 and 12/07/25) reviewed during a look back period from 06/07/25 to 12/18/25 for weekend coverage. The facility failed to have RN coverage in the facility for eight consecutive hours on 06/08/25, 07/05/2025, 07/06/25, 07/12/25, 07/19/25, 07/27/25, 08/09/25, 08/10/25, 08/31/25, 10/11/25, 10/12/25, 10/17/25, 10/18/25, 11/15/25, 12/06/25 and 12/07/25.This failure could place residents at risk of not having their nursing and medical needs met and improper… […]