Lakewood Nursing & Rehab Center

• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 25, 2025

• Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 25, 2025

• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jun 6, 2025

• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 18, 2025

• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 16, 2025

• Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 21, 2025

• Keep all essential equipment working safely.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 14, 2025

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 18, 2025

• Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 22, 2025

• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 16, 2025

• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 16, 2025

• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 16, 2025

• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 22, 2025

• Provide appropriate foot care.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 16, 2025

• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 21, 2025

• Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 18, 2025

• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 17, 2025

• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Nov 6, 2024

• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 6, 2024

• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 5, 2024

• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 6, 2024

• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 3, 2024

• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 6, 2024

• Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 18, 2023

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 18, 2023

Lakewood Nursing & Rehab Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Lakewood Nursing & Rehab Center is located at 14716 S Eastern Avenue in Plainfield, Illinois.

Reviews for Lakewood are sharply split: many families praise the compassionate nursing staff, cleanliness, and effective rehab therapy, while numerous others describe serious lapses including slow response to call lights, cold food, and severe neglect leading to bedsores or infections. The facility appears to deliver strong individualized care in some cases but is inconsistent, with staffing and administrative issues cited repeatedly.

Lakewood Nursing & Rehab Center had 7 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 35 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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