Inspection Reports for
The Cottages of Fox Lake
16 Lilac Ave, Fox Lake, IL 60020, United States, IL
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Inspection Report — Nov 10, 2025
Complaint Investigation
Date: Nov 10, 2025
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Facility Reported Incidents of 9/10/25, 10/20/25, 10/31/25, and 11/1/25 - IL 198424 - No violations cited.
Complaint Details
Facility Reported Incidents IL 198424: No violations cited.
Findings
The establishment was found in compliance with Part 295 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Administrative Code and 210 ILCS 9/1 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
Inspection Report — Oct 29, 2025
Complaint Investigation
Date: Oct 29, 2025
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Facility Reported Incidents of 9/5/25, 9/28/25, 10/21/25 - IL 198166 - No violations cited.
Complaint Details
Facility Reported Incident IL 198166: No violations cited.
Findings
The establishment was found in compliance with Part 295 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Administrative Code and 210 ILCS 9/1 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
Inspection Report — Sep 28, 2025
Complaint Investigation
Date: Sep 28, 2025
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This complaint investigation included multiple Facility Reported Incidents (IL197472, IL197243, IL197080, IL196785, IL196622) and Complaint Investigation IL196376. The investigation addressed allegations related to disaster preparedness, personnel qualifications and training, service plans, abuse and neglect reporting, and physical plant safety.
Complaint Details
Complaint Investigation: IL196376 cited sections 295.2040 a) b) 1) A) B), 295.3000 a) b), 295.4010 a), 295.9000 a). Facility Reported Incidents: IL197472 - 295.6010 a) 2), IL197243 - 295.3000 a), 295.6010 a) 2), IL197080 - Unsubstantiated, IL196785 - Substantiated, No violation written, IL196622 - 295.3000 a).
Findings
The facility failed to develop adequate evacuation plans and staffing to safely evacuate residents requiring mechanical lifts, failed to ensure CPR certification for all staff, failed to use gait belts during resident transfers resulting in injuries, and failed to send final reports for two incidents to the state agency. Service plans lacked inclusion of mechanical lift evacuation assistance. The facility acknowledged these issues and planned staff in-service and training.
Deficiencies (5)
A2040 (295.2040 Disaster Preparedness) - The facility failed to assess evacuation capabilities and develop an evacuation plan for five residents requiring mechanical lift transfers and failed to ensure staff presence in memory care building 18 during evacuation of building 20.
A3000 (295.3000 Personnel Requirements, Qualifications and Training) - The facility failed to provide sufficient staff to evacuate all residents within 13 minutes, failed to ensure CPR certification for all staff on duty, and failed to use gait belts during resident transfers causing injury and bruising.
A4010 (295.4010 Service Plan) - The facility failed to include the use of mechanical lifts as part of evacuation assistance in the service plans for five residents requiring mechanical lift transfers.
A6010 (295.6010 Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation Prevention and Reporting) - The facility failed to send final accident/incident reports to the state agency for two residents out of five reviewed.
A9000 (295.9000 Physical Plant) - The facility failed to assess evacuation capabilities and provide sufficient staffing to evacuate all residents, including five requiring mechanical lifts, from memory care building 20 within 13 minutes.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 5
Residents affected: 2
Residents affected: 2
Inspection Report — May 10, 2025
Complaint Investigation
Date: May 10, 2025
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Incident Report Investigation IL 189979. For this survey, the establishment is in compliance with Part 295 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Administrative Code and 210 ILCS 9/1 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
Complaint Details
Incident Report Investigation IL 189979: no violations cited.
Findings
The establishment was found in compliance with all applicable regulations during this incident report investigation.
Inspection Report — Feb 14, 2025
Date: Feb 14, 2025
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Investigation Il00184978 conducted on 2/14/2025. For this survey, the establishment is in compliance with Part 295 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Administrative Code and 210 ILCS 9/1 Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
Findings
The establishment was found in compliance with all applicable regulations; no violations were cited.
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