A new study in the online journal PLOS ONE makes the claim that elderly people have a scientific propensity towards acquiring bed sores. In brief, the study found that young skin has proteins that make it more resilient to damage caused by pressure. As people get older, they develop less and less of the specific […]
Special Focus Facility Update: Illinois Edition
A newly updated Special Focus Facility list released by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a good tool to review how Illinois stands on what is essentially a “nursing home hall of shame.” Nursing homes are designated as Special Focus Facilities (SFF) based on deficiencies uncovered during nursing home inspections. Special focus […]
Spree of Nursing Home Falls At Brentwood North Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
The Brentwood North Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Riverwoods, Illinois has been fined $20,000 in response to a series of nursing home falls that have left residents hospitalized and in pain. Elderly residents are always susceptible to loss of equilibrium and injuries from falls, but the number of severe falls at the facility goes far […]
Springfield, Illinois Nursing Home Neglect: Brother James Court fined $10,000
The Brother James facility in Springfield, Illinois isn’t precisely a nursing home. It’s a residential care facility for men 18-years and up who suffer from mental and physical disabilities. The Brother James Court facility was fined $10,000 for a variety of violations. Living in Brother James Court is a 19-year-old man. He has Cerebral Palsy, […]
Staff Inaction Leads To Death At Bridgeway Christian Village, Bensenville Illinois
Last month I wrote about an investigation of multiple incidents of nursing home neglect at the Bridgeway Christian Village Rehab and Special Need Facility. The incidents that were recorded seemed minor but were, in fact, very dangerous: CNAs (Certified Nurses Aides) were delaying changing residents at the ends of their shifts. This pushed more responsibility […]
Staffing Failures Lead To Undiagnosed Broken Bones At Casey Healthcare Center
A resident at the Casey Healthcare Center in Casey, Illinois was forced to endure the pain of a fractured hip for hours. It was only after family members arrived the following afternoon that the resident was taken to the hospital for evaluation. The X-ray revealed that the woman had broken her hip. The incident occurred […]
Sexual Assault at Swansea Rehab
Three residents at the Swansea Rehab Health Care nursing home in Swansea, Illinois were the victims of sexual assault by another resident of the nursing home. The attacker has been diagnosed with psychosis, bipolar disorder, dementia, depression and behavior disorder. In addition to assaulting three residents, he also had a history of engaging in aggressive […]
Shattered Leg And Hip Fracture Ignored Despite Many Warnings At Bryan Manor Centralia, Illinois
A truly appalling incident transpired earlier this year at the Bryan Manor nursing home in Centralia, Illinois. The result of the investigation was a $12,500 fine which is uncommonly high for an incident that did not result in a wrongful death. When one considers the level of egregious nursing home neglect that occurred, however, the […]
Simple Rehabilitation Stint Leads To Long Term Deficiencies After Fall at Alden of Waterford
An individual was admitted to the Alden of Waterford nursing home in Aurora, Illinois for rehabilitation after undergoing hip surgery. Over the next month, chronic infections weakened the resident to the point where doctors ordered that two staff members and a knee immobilizer were to be utilized for any transfer from chair to bed, and […]
Six Residents Develop Bed Sores At Lakewood Nursing and Rehab in Plainfield Illinois
A Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA) at the Lakewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Plainfield, Illinois was preparing a 71-year-old resident for his shower. When he removed the resident’s sock a large piece of dead skin sloughed off with the sock, revealing a stage-3 pressure ulcer (also known as a bed sore) that had been completely […]
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