Inspection Reports for American House Cedarlake

IL, 60544

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Inspection Report Summary

The most recent inspection on June 3, 2025, identified deficiencies related to disaster preparedness drill documentation, incident and accident reporting, and health care worker background check compliance. Earlier inspections showed a similar pattern of issues with documentation and regulatory compliance, indicating ongoing challenges in these areas. Inspectors cited failures to document evacuation assistance during drills, report serious incidents involving harm, and verify employee background checks as the main themes of deficiencies. No complaint investigations or enforcement actions such as fines or license suspensions were listed in the available reports. The inspection history suggests these issues have persisted without clear improvement over time.

Deficiencies (last 1 years)

Deficiencies (over 1 years) 3 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

14% better than Illinois average
Illinois average: 3.5 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

4 3 2 1 0
2025

Inspection Report

Annual Inspection
Deficiencies: 3 Date: Jun 3, 2025

Visit Reason
Annual licensure survey conducted to assess compliance with state regulations including disaster preparedness, incident and accident reporting, and health care worker background checks.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in disaster preparedness drill documentation, incident and accident reporting for serious incidents, and compliance with health care worker background check requirements. Several violations were repeated or involved multiple employees and residents.

Deficiencies (3)
Failure to identify residents who received assistance for evacuation in written drill evaluations.
Failure to report serious incidents/accidents that resulted in physical harm or injury to the Department.
Failure to comply with Health Care Worker Background Check Act and Code, including lack of documentation of registry searches prior to hiring and failure to provide annual employment verification for some employees.
Report Facts
Residents reviewed for incident reporting: 5 Employees reviewed for background check compliance: 9 Employees with missing annual employment verification: 2 Date of incidents not reported: 3

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
E1Executive DirectorConfirmed findings related to disaster preparedness and background check deficiencies
E2Director of WellnessConfirmed incidents were not reported to the Department
E5Culinary ServerEmployee record showed late Health Care Worker Registry search after date of hire
E7Certified Nursing AssistantLacked annual employment verification until updated after audit
E9ConciergeLacked annual employment verification until updated after audit

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