Elevate Care Chicago North

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Elevate Care Chicago North, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Feb 2, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to adequately supervise 1 (R1) of 3 residents reviewed for elopement. This failure resulted in R1 leaving the facility unsupervised, sustaining a fall when he eloped from the facility, and R1 being taken to the hospital. R1 was diagnosed with a left foot fracture. This situation was identified as an Immediate Jeopardy. The Administrator was notified of the Immediate Jeopardy on 01/30/2024. The Immediate Jeopardy began on 1/5/2024, and was removed on 2/1/24. The facility presented an acceptable removal plan on 2/1/24. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Jul 30, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to supervise one resident (R16) who was at high risk for falls. This failure resulted in R16 falling to the floor and sustaining a subdural hemorrhage. This failure affected one resident (R16) reviewed for falls.Findings include:R16's medical diagnoses include but are not limited to cognitive social or emotional deficit, vascular dementia, hypertensive heart and kidney disease.R16's Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE], has a Brief Interview for Mental Status score of 6, indicating R16's cognition is severely impaired.R16's hospital records, dated 07/02/26, documents, Reason for admission unwitnessed fall, acute right hemispheric subdural hemorrhage.R16's fall scale evaluation, dated 06/13/26, has a score of 65,… […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF600Jun 13, 2025

  Based on interview, and record review, the facility to ensure two [R1, R2] of five residents sampled was free of abuse from an employee. These failures resulted in R1 sustaining swollen discolored lips and pain, and R2 experiencing increase in pain and mental anguish. Findings Include, 1. R1's clinical record indicates R1 is a seventy-one-year-old, admitted with hemiplegia, hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting right dominant side, dysphagia, type II diabetes, vascular dementia, major depression, abnormal posture, lack of coordination, abnormal posture, gait and mobility, essential hypertension. R1's Minimum Date Set [MDS] section [C] indicates R1 is moderately cognitively intact. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF755Apr 24, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide routine medications to one resident (R2) as ordered by the prescriber to meet R2's needs. This failure resulted in R2 having pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Findings include: R2's medical diagnoses include but are not limited to type 2 diabetes with hyperglycemia, chronic kidney disease stage 2, essential hypertension, major depressive disorder, long term use of insulin, and hyperlipidemia. R2 Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score, dated 04/02/25 is 15, which indicated R2's cognition is intact. R2's physician order, dated 03/27/25, documents, Tramadol tablet 50mg (milligrams). […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF600Jan 27, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failing to affirm the right of the resident (R2) to be free from physical abuse and to have a safe environment, resulting in R1 punching R2 in the face. This failure resulted in R2 crying, and R2 being afraid R1 would attack R2 again. Findings Include: R1's face sheet shows R1 has diagnoses including Schizophrenia and Unspecified Intellectual Disabilities. R1's Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE] and 12/22/24, shows R1 is cognitively intact with BIMS (Brief Interview for Mental Status) score of 15, and has the ability to walk. R1's behavior care plan documented: (dated initiated 3/21/2019) R1 displays behavioral symptoms related to severe mental illness. […]