Inspection Reports for Ciel at Plainfield

12446 S Van Dyke Rd, Plainfield, IL 60585, United States, IL, 60585

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Inspection Report Summary

The most recent inspection on October 19, 2025, identified deficiencies related to medication management and resident supervision. Earlier inspections also noted issues with resident abuse and rights violations, including a substantiated case of physical abuse by a caregiver in August 2025 and a failure to respect a resident’s care decisions in September 2024. The main themes across these reports involved medication errors, inadequate supervision leading to injury, abuse prevention, and resident rights. Substantiated complaints led to caregiver terminations and police involvement, but no fines or license actions were listed in the available reports. The pattern of findings suggests ongoing challenges with staff oversight and resident safety, with no clear indication of improvement over time.

Deficiencies (last 2 years)

Deficiencies (over 2 years) 2 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

43% better than Illinois average
Illinois average: 3.5 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

4 3 2 1 0
2024
2025

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 2 Date: Oct 19, 2025

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted following facility-reported incidents involving medication administration and resident rights violations, specifically concerning medication supervision and resident safety.

Complaint Details
The investigation was triggered by facility-reported incidents involving medication administration errors and resident neglect. The medication error was substantiated with evidence of 101 missed doses over three months. The neglect incident was substantiated by video evidence and witness statements, leading to termination of the caregiver.
Findings
The facility failed to have a policy for reordering medications supplied by residents' families, resulting in one resident missing a critical prostate cancer medication for over three months. Additionally, the facility neglected to provide adequate supervision for a high fall-risk resident, leading to a fall and injury. The caregiver involved was terminated for neglect and falsifying documentation.

Deficiencies (2)
Failure to have a policy and procedure for reordering medications supplied by residents' families, resulting in a resident missing prescribed medication for over three months.
Neglect to provide adequate supervision for a high fall-risk resident, resulting in a fall causing a laceration.
Report Facts
Missed medication doses: 101 Medication supply duration: 90 Incident date: Sep 26, 2025

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
E1Executive DirectorProvided statements regarding lack of medication reorder procedure and caregiver neglect investigation.
E4Caregiver who left resident unsupervised leading to fall and was terminated for neglect and falsifying documentation.
Z3Power of Attorney and Daughter of Resident R3Provided statements about medication reorder misunderstanding.
Z2Power of Attorney and Daughter of Resident R2Provided statements and reviewed video of fall incident.
Z1Medical Doctor Hematology / OncologyProvided expert statement on medication importance and risks of discontinuation.

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 1 Date: Aug 18, 2025

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted following a facility-reported incident involving alleged abuse of a resident (R1) by a caregiver (E3), including physical restraint, hitting, and pushing that caused injury to the resident.

Complaint Details
The complaint investigation substantiated abuse of resident R1 by caregiver E3. The facility reported the incident, reviewed video evidence, terminated E3, and notified police who arrested E3. Resident R1 sustained injuries including a closed head injury and bruising. The facility was notified on 7/13/25 and followed abuse policies thereafter.
Findings
The investigation confirmed that on 7/12/2025, caregiver E3 physically abused resident R1 by restraining, hitting, and pushing him, causing R1 to fall and hit his head. The facility video monitoring system captured the incident. E3 was terminated and arrested. The resident was hospitalized with a closed head injury and bruising. The facility followed policy after the incident was reported.

Deficiencies (1)
Failure to ensure residents remain free of abuse, resulting in physical abuse of resident R1 by caregiver E3.
Report Facts
Incident date: Jul 12, 2025 Video incident time: 10.51 Video incident duration (minutes): 10 Employee shift hours: 8 Date of observation note: Jul 12, 2025 Date of resident hospital transfer: Jul 13, 2025 Date of resident return: Jul 13, 2025 Date of employee file review: Jul 29, 2025 Date of attempted resident interview: Jul 30, 2025

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
E3CaregiverNamed in abuse incident involving resident R1; terminated and arrested
E1Executive DirectorReviewed video evidence, terminated E3, and provided information on abuse policies
E4NurseResponded to fall alert, assessed resident R1, observed video evidence, and completed incident reporting

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 1 Date: Sep 9, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as an original investigation of Complaint 2476271 / IL 176503 and FRI IL 177424, specifically related to resident rights and care decisions.

Complaint Details
Complaint IL 176503 was substantiated with citation for violation of resident rights. FRI IL 177424 had no violations.
Findings
The facility was found to have failed to allow one resident (R1) to direct her own care by preventing her from going to the hospital after a fall, despite her expressed wish to do so. The resident was on hospice care, and staff instructed EMTs to return her to the facility instead of allowing hospital transport.

Deficiencies (1)
Failure to allow a resident to direct her own care and negotiate terms of care, specifically preventing hospital transport despite resident's request.

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
E1Executive DirectorStated unawareness of resident's denied hospital transport and affirmed resident's right to direct own care.
Z1EMT ManagerReported that resident requested hospital transport and that nurse made EMTs unload resident from ambulance.
E3LPNAssessed resident after fall and communicated hospice instructions to EMTs.
E4NurseMade EMTs unload resident from ambulance and return her to the facility.

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