An 82-year-old resident of the Symphony of Joliet nursing home in Joliet, Illinois broke his neck after rolling out of his bed. The resident has seizures and dementia. He cannot speak or walk, and depends on staff for virtually everything including being repositioned in bed. In late December, he was found on the floor of […]
Paris Health Care Center Restrains Residents Without Medical Cause
In the 1970s and 1980s, there were a series of investigations into nursing homes across the United States. The results were less than stellar. The predominant images from those investigations was of elderly nursing home residents tied to their beds and wheelchairs. The public was justifiably outraged, and new regulations were put in place stating […]
Poor Training Likely Resulted In Fall at Manorcare of Palos Heights West
A resident of the Manorcare of Palos Heights West nursing home fell on her face while being transferred to her wheelchair. The incident resulted in serious injuries to the woman’s face and was most likely caused by a failure to properly train nursing home staff. The resident’s plan of care includes the use of a […]
Providence Downers Grove Fined After 3 Residents Develop Bedsores
Three residents developed dangerous bedsores while at the Providence Downers Grove in Downers Grove, Illinois. The first resident was admitted to the facility in late December of last year. By the end of January, her stage 2 bedsore had developed to a stage 4. Bedsores are categorized into 4 stages. Stage 4 is the worst […]
Relief For Illinois Home Care Program
A bill to reform parts of the Community Care Program, a state program that strives to help seniors maintain their independence and remain in their own homes has passed. The bill will make some wholesale changes to the program including shifting some seniors to a managed care model, freezing reimbursement rates, and implementing a data […]
Resident Acquires Bed Sores At Meadowbrook Manor
A resident at the Meadowbrook Manor in Bolingbrook, Illinois acquired multiple bed sores while at the facility. Eventually, the bed sore achieved a Stage 4 designation, the worst of the four stages used to evaluate bed sores. There are few more obvious signs of nursing home neglect than the bed sore. Bed sores, also known […]
Nursing Home Violence, Resident-On-Resident Beating Incited by Employees at Lincoln Residential Center
Four employees at the Lincoln Residential Center in Brookhaven Mississippi, actually conspired to have one of the residents of the facility beaten by another resident . The “muscle-for-hire” was led to the room of the victim where the assault proceeded. After the attack, the assailant was led back to his or her (police are releasing […]
Oak Park Nursing Home Where Patient Was Beaten To Death Had No Aggression Policy
A few weeks ago I wrote about the horrific incident that took place in an Oak Park nursing home. To briefly summarize, an 80-year-old man was savagely beaten to death by a fellow resident in his mid-60s. He died the following day. The injuries were so severe that the victim’s skull was shattered and the […]
On The Importance Of An Experienced Nursing Home Attorney
A recent post by Mississippi litigator Philip Thomas asks an interesting question. The background of the matter, as presented by Mr. Thomas, is this: He sees the same nursing homes being sued over and over again, despite the fact that these homes are frequently poorly insured (if at all). And, he says, “And it’s not […]
Pair of Suspicious Nursing Home Falls At River Bluff Nursing Home
According to a report filed by the Illinois Department of Health,two residents evaluated for nursing home falls suffered while living at the River Bluff nursing home in Rockford, Illinois have stories that are inconsistent with the River Bluff incident reports. The first nursing home fall took place in February of this year. The report filed […]
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