IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Orland Park nursing home after a resident there was found with a Stage 4 bed sore on her sacrum. Bed sores are an area of intense focus in the long-term care industry for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the development of bed […]
Lexington of Orland Park resident suffers Stage 4 bed sore
Warren Barr North Shore resident rolled from bed, suffers fractured ankle
IDPH has cited and fined Warren Barr North Shore nursing home in Highland Park after a resident there was rolled out of bed while receiving incontinence care, suffering multiple fractures of the tibia and fibula. Bed mobility is a term that generally refers to a resident’s ability to move and change position in bed. Some […]
Resident undergoes electroconvulsive therapy after Palm Terrace fails to give antipsychotic medication
IDPH has cited and fined Palm Terrace nursing home in Mattoon after staff there failed to give a prescribed antipsychotic medication to one of the residents, leading to a breakdown of the resident which required the resident to be hospitalized and undergo electroconvulsive therapy. The resident at issue had a history of mental illness and […]
River Bluff resident fractures elbow in fall from wheelchair
IDPH has cited and fined River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford after a resident there suffered a fractured elbow in a fall from her wheelchair. For residents who are a fall risk, staying in a seated position is often the safest place to be. However, when a resident has poor trunk control as a result […]
Flora Gardens staff fails to give antibiotic, leading to death of resident
IDPH has cited and fined Flora Gardens Care Center nursing home in Flora after a resident there died after the staff failed to give her the antibiotics which had been prescribed for a urinary tract infection. One of the places where failures in the delivery of care can occur in nursing homes is in transitions […]
Understaffing at Generations at Rock Island leads to fall and hip fracture
IDPH has cited and fined Generations at Rock Island nursing home after a resident there sustained a fractured hip caused in part by the understaffing of the nursing home. In this blog, we often discuss the importance of the care planning process in delivering the routine care that is absolutely necessary to assure the health, […]
Red Bud Regional Care staff fails to respond to call light, leading to fall
IDPH has cited and fined Red Bud Regional Care Center nursing home after a resident there fell after getting out of bed to shut the lights off because the staff did not respond to her call light. There are a number of factors which can contribute to a resident being a fall risk. Among these […]
Bella Terra Wheeling resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Bella Terra Wheeling nursing home after a resident there choked to death while eating dinner without supervision. We have written in this blog many times about the significance of the care planning process, and the tragic results that can come from a lack of care planning, poor care planning, or […]
Sharon Health Care Willows resident undergoes surgery for bed sore
IDPH has cited and fined Sharon health Care Willows nursing home in Peoria after a resident there developed a bed sore on his buttocks which declined to the point that it required surgery and treatment with IV antibiotics. Federal regulations provide that when a resident enters a nursing home without having a bed sore, he […]
Alden Valley Ridge fails to give resident anti-seizure medications
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Valley Ridge Nursing Home in Bloomingdale after a resident there had to be hospitalized after experiencing grand mal seizures brought on by a failure to give prescribed anti-seizure medications. The resident at issue had a history of epilepsy with seizures. When he was discharged from the hospital to the […]
Heritage Health Pana staff violates care plan, resident falls and breaks hip
IDPH has has cited and fined Heritage Health – Pana nursing home after a resident there was left unattended in her wheelchair in violation of her care plan. The resident tried to get up from her wheelchair on her own and fell, breaking her hip. The care planning process is the foundation for much of […]
Southpoint Nursing & Rehab resident breaks leg in improper transfer
IDPH has cited and fined Southpoint Nursing & Rehab nursing home in Chicago after a resident there suffered a broken leg as a result of an improper transfer. The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a report which is submitted under oath to the federal government and describes the level of care that a resident is […]
Stephenson Nursing Center resident undergoes surgery for bed sore
IDPH has cited and fined Stephenson Nursing Center nursing home in Freeport after a resident from that nursing home had a bed sore decline due to bad care that the resident required surgery to treat it. There are three main factors which place a resident at risk for developing bed sores: immobility, incontinence, and poor […]
St. Anthony’s nursing home resident requires surgery for bed sore
IDPH has cited and fined St. Anthony’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Rock Island after a resident there was required to undergo surgery due to worsening in the condition of the sore. Bed sores or pressure ulcers are a major focus of care in the long-term care industry. The development and/or decline of a bed […]
Champaign-Urbana Nursing & Rehab resident breaks hip in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Champaign-Urbana Nursing & Rehabilitation nursing home in Savoy after a resident there suffered a fractured hip after being left unattended in the courtyard. Assessing fall risk is one of the standard assessments which is completed as part of the care planning process. For assessing fall risk, there are few standardized […]
Assisi at Clare Oaks resident breaks neck in fall from wheelchair
IDPH has cited and fined Assisi Health Care Center at Clare Oaks nursing home in Bartlett after a resident suffered a broken neck in a fall from a wheelchair. Wheelchairs are like every other piece of equipment in a nursing home setting – usually safe, helpful, and beneficial if well-maintained and used properly. For a […]
Taylorville Skilled fails to obtain anti-convulsant medication for resident
IDPH has cited and fined Taylorville Skilled nursing home after a resident there went six days without his anticonvulsant medication, resulting in seizures that led to the resident being admitted to hospice. Fundamentally, nursing homes are businesses, and well-run businesses have systems in place to ensure that the routine delivery of necessary services occurs, and […]
Aperion of Spring Valley resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion of Spring Valley nursing home after a resident there choked to death on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Having their mom or dad choke to death in a nursing home is one of those things that is too horrible for children to imagine happening when their loved one […]
Grosse Pointe Manor resident falls and breaks hip after being left unattended
IDPH has cited and fined Grosse Point Manor nursing home in Niles after a resident there fell and suffered a fractured hip after being left unattended in the dining room. Falls are a major focus in the long-term care industry because as a whole nursing home residents are more susceptible to suffering serious injuries in […]
Integrity of Smithon resident develops infected pressure ulcer
IDPH has cited and fined Integrity of Smithton nursing home after a resident there developed a pressure ulcer on his heel which became infected and required hospitalization. Federal regulations regarding pressure ulcers or bed sores provide that when a resident is admitted to a nursing home without pressure ulcers a resident should receive care, treatment, […]
Michaelsen Health Center resident suffers fatal hip fracture in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Michaelsen Health Center nursing home in Batavia after a resident there experienced a fall which led to a hip fracture and the death of the resident. In providing care for nursing home residents, there are certain fundamentals which must be followed to prevent nursing home falls. One example of this […]
Forest City Rehab resident murders roommate
IDPH has cited and fined Forest City Rehab nursing home in Rockford after a resident there murdered his roommate. Sadly, this is not the first time that we have written about resident on resident assaults at this facility. In one recent post, we described an incident where a resident was pushed to the the ground […]
Lexington of Chicago Ridge resident breaks ankle in unsafe transfer
IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Chicago Ridge nursing home after a resident there suffered a broken ankle in an unsafe attempt at transferring the resident from her bed to a wheelchair. The resident care plan is fundamental to providing good care to nursing home residents. It measures the threats to the health and […]
Aperion Care Fairfield resident falls from wheelchair and breaks leg which goes untreated
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion Care Fairfield nursing home after a resident there fell from her wheelchair, suffered a broken leg, and then had the fracture go untreated for two weeks. The resident at issue was wheelchair-bound and suffered from advanced dementia. There was an order in place for the use of a seat […]
Manorcare of Palos Heights East resident suffers hip fracture in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Manorcare of Palos Heights East nursing home after a resident there suffered a fractured hip in a fall. Care planning is intended to be more than an exercise in paperwork. It is supposed to be a framework for the actual delivery of care, and in order for the care planning […]
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