A resident with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) has been terrorizing his fellow nursing home residents at night at the Randolph House nursing home in Vandalia, Illinois. The nursing home administration has been aware of his activities, but repeatedly failed to notify the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) of his activities. As a […]
Neglect Causes Fatal Nursing Home Fall At Eastview Terrace
“She was fragile,” is the simple sentence that ends the physician’s report of the death of a female nursing home resident at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan, Illinois. It could apply to just about any elderly nursing home resident. It should also serve as a reminder to nursing home staff and administration that cutting corners can […]
Neglect Causes Nursing Home Fall at Avenue Care Nursing And Rehab in Chicago
A failure to follow their own written policy on resident transfers resulted in a resident suffering a fractured leg at the Avenue Care Nursing and Rehab Center in Chicago. According to the Avenue Care administration, the resident requires total assistance with all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and at least two people as well as […]
Money And Staffing: Solving The Nursing Home Equation
As a nursing home lawyer, I’ve spent countless hours talking to nursing home residents, their families, and nursing home staff as well as nursing home administration. When a nursing home resident is injured due to nursing home neglect or nursing home abuse, the details vary greatly, but the general theme is often very similar. First, […]
Money Follows The Person: Leaving The Nursing Home Behind
People who first enter a nursing home usually have one goal in mind: Getting Out. A new federal program called “Money Follows the Person” is designed to help states reduce the number of residents in nursing facilities. By expanding the options available to seniors who need assistance, but not to the extent that institutionalization is […]
Morton Villa Care Center Fails To Prevent Bed Sores In 4 Residents
4 different residents developed bed sores at the Morton Villa Care Center in Morton, Illinois. Nursing home investigators witnessed one of the residents left on her back in bed for over 6 hours. Another resident had an open sore with no dressing whatsoever. A third resident was left in a wheelchair for 4 hours. The […]
Multiple Injures Uncovered At Heartland of Normal
A series of injuries at the Heartland of Normal nursing home in Normal, Illinois has resulted in fines levied by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) nursing home inspectors. According to nursing home staff, the first resident to suffer a severe injury was simply sitting on the toilet when staff heard her knee “pop” […]
Medication Error Turns Fatal For North Adams Home
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who delivered the fatal dose of medication at the North Adams Home in Mendon, Illinois was fired as a result of the medication error, but the circumstances that surround the dosage show a nursing home administration content to allow unacceptable medication errors on a regular basis. 6 medications including Losarten […]
Medication Errors Uncovered At Swansea Rehab Health Care
A seeming disregard for standard procedure for the care and distribution of medications earned the Swansea Rehab and Health Care nursing home in Swansea, Illinois a series of deficiencies for violations of nursing home regulations during the latest nursing home inspection at the facility. In once instance, the nursing home never notified the family of […]
Medication Protocols Still Being Ignored At Chestnut Manor
Just a few months ago I wrote about several residents with diabetes who were not being properly monitored at Chestnut Manor nursing home in Herrin, Illinois. That pales in comparison to the report from the recent investigation. It’s only a matter of time before there are serious injuries or fatalities at Chestnut Manor. A variety of […]
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