The trial of a former El Dorado Care Center Director of Nursing ended the way many similar cases do: a hung jury and a discouraged prosecutor. This result isn’t going to be very surprising to anyone familiar with many elder abuse cases. The facts of the case were relatively simple as provided by the Merced […]
Residents On Lockdown: When A Nursing Home Becomes A Prison
People who live in nursing homes are not prisoners. They are residents in their homes. It’s true that many are reluctant residents. A dislike of nursing homes and the uneasy self-assurance that we as individuals will never live in one is one of the few things that truly unites people across the spectrum of age, […]
Multiple Pressure Ulcers Uncovered At Aurora Rehab and Living Center
Three residents at the Aurora Rehab and Living Center in Aurora Illinois developed pressure ulcers while residents of the facility. Pressure Ulcers, also known as bed sores, are some of the most dangerous and debilitating injuries that a nursing home resident can suffer. Pressure ulcers are one of the most obvious signs of nursing home […]
2 Suspicious Nursing Home Deaths Cause Hillcrest Nursing Home in Joliet Illinois to Lose License
The Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Joliet, Illinois will be stripped of its license to operate after two suspicious deaths occurred on the premises over a period of just six months. The first nursing home death took place in August. A 37-year-old woman overdosed on two antidepressants. She was prescribed both of the drugs, […]
3 Ways Proper Nutrition Saves Nursing Home Lives
Of the many ways that nursing home neglect can be prevented, the one most often overlooked is perhaps the most simple. Nursing homes are required to employ a properly trained dietitian on staff. A recent report by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) revealed that the Bloomington Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Bloomington, […]
Wrongful Death From Medication Error at Valley Hi Nursing Home Woodstock, Illinois
In many cases, a medication error is a straightforward incident of nursing home neglect. In its simplest form, nursing home medication errors involve a staff member, often a licensed practical nurse (LPN), giving the wrong medication to a resident that results in harm. It’s important to know that there are more complicated kinds of nursing […]
Violations Uncovered At Presence McAuley Manor
Eight violations were reported during a recent nursing home inspection at the Presence McAuley Manor nursing home in Aurora, Illinois. The average number of deficiencies in Illinois is six. The national average is closer to seven. The severity of the deficiencies varies greatly, but one of the most alarming charges is that an allegation of […]
Virginia Jury Returns $6.5 Million In Nursing Home Fall Case
A jury in the state of Virginia delivered a $6.5 million dollar verdict in a nursing home fall case. The Stanleytown Health Care Center is owned by Medical Facilities Inc, a Roanoke Virginia based company that owns and operates 31 Virginia nursing homes. The victim in the case was receiving therapy following a stroke. She […]
Watching The Watchers: Gov’t Report States Nursing Home Inspectors Understate Neglect
In trying to describe the system of accountability that exists for nursing homes and the options that families have when they suspect abuse or neglect, I couldn’t decide between “frail web” or “thin ice.” So I compromised. Nursing home oversight is a frail web of thin ice. Here’s why. Nursing home residents don’t have many […]
Widespread Lack of Sanitary Conditions At International Nursing and Rehab Center
Coffee, milk, water, and human urine were all left next to each other on the bedside table of a International Nursing and Rehab Center resident. Frighteningly, that wasn’t the most stomach turning observation. In fact, the Chicago nursing home was found guilty of a wide variety of unhygienic practices during their last nursing home inspection. […]
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