IDPH cited and fined Glenwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center after a resident choked to death. The resident was 59 years old and had a diagnosed swallowing disorder and suffered from severe mental impairments. There was a physician order in place for a mechanical soft diet. A mechanical soft diet is provided to nursing home residents […]
Wheelchair accident at Generations at Lincoln
IDPH cited and fined Generations at Lincoln nursing home in Lincoln after a resident suffered a torn meniscus when his leg got caught underneath his wheelchair. The resident had been admitted to the nursing home for rehab after breaking his fibulea in a fall at home. He was wearing a heavy boot to stabilize the […]
Diabetes care mismanaged at Aperion Care Capitol
IDPH cited and fined Aperion Care Capitol after its staff mismanaged the diabetes care of a resident which resulted in the wrongful death of the resident. The resident was a 73 year old man who was a long-time diabetic who was cognitively intact and had a good understanding of how his diabetes should be managed. […]
Fall in shower at Champaign County Nursing Home
The Champaign County Nursing Home was cited and fined by IDPH after a resident suffered multiple facial fractures and a dislocated jaw as a result of a nursing home fall while getting a shower. The resident had severe cognitive impairments and required the assistance of two for bathing due to generalized weakness and immobility. However, […]
Brain injury after being rolled from bed at Bria of Palos Hills
IDPH cited and fined Bria of Palos Hills nursing home after a resident was rolled out of bed during care and suffered a brain injury. Compounding the neglect on the part of the staff, they failed to timely summon EMS to take the resident to the hospital. The resident suffered from a variety of conditions, […]
Unsafe Transfer at Alden Town Manor Results in Broken Hip
Alden Town Manor nursing home in Cicero was cited by IDPH after a resident suffered a broken hip during a transfer that was being performed by a single aide rather than the required two aides. The resident at issue had been properly evaluated as a fall risk with need to extensive assist for mobility and […]
Infection from skin tear at Eldorado Rehab
Eldorado Rehab and Healthcare in Eldorado was cited and fined by IDPH after a resident developed an infection due to improper treatment of a skin tear. The initial injury occurred when the when the legs to the resident’s wheelchair were being moved. It was a significant skin tear measuring 12 cm, or just under 5 […]
Maggots discovered in bed sore at Manor Court of Clinton
IDPH has cited and fined Manor Court of Clinton nursing home after a resident developed heel and hip pressure ulcers. The resident was admitted to the nursing home for a short-term rehab stay. This means that whatever long-term chronic conditions he suffered from, there was an expectation that he would return home and whatever long-term […]
Fall from toilet at Leroy Manor
The Illinois Department of Public Health cited and fined Leroy Manor in Le Roy after a resident sustained a head injury in a fall from the toilet. The underlying facts leading to the nursing home fall which injured this resident are simple enough: the resident was cognitively impaired and requires extensive assist of two with […]
Fall from wheelchair at Hillcrest Retirement Village
The Illinois Department of Public Health cited and fined Hillcrest Retirement Village in Round Lake Beach after a resident there fell forward from her wheelchair and suffered a broken neck. The resident at issue was a stroke survivor with right sided hemiplegia. During the care planning process, she was assessed as being a high fall […]
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