Practical guides and regulatory analysis for Illinois home health agency owners and compliance leads.
Credential deficiencies are among the most common — and most preventable — survey findings in Illinois home health agencies. They happen because the tracking system failed, not because the agency wasn't doing the work.
77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 245 is the primary regulatory framework governing licensed home health agencies in Illinois. Here is what it actually requires — without the regulatory language.
IDPH surveys are unannounced. That's not a technicality — it's the point. Here is what actually gets agencies cited, and what to do about it before the surveyor arrives.