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 […]
Hard To Prosecute: Elder Abuse In Nursing Homes
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
Wrongful Death: Choking Death At Ridge Terrace Nursing Home Shows Cracks In System
A 47-year-old man who was diagnosed within a “moderate range of mental retardation” choked to death on a purloined piece of fish in the Ridge Terrace nursing home in Freeport, Illinois. The death was completely avoidable, and the nursing home was fined $30,000 for the wrongful death by the Illinois Department of Health. Perhaps what’s […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Verbal Abuse Uncovered At Heritage Health Nursing Home In Carlinville
An 84-year-old resident with dementia was the victim of verbal nursing home abuse at the Heritage Health Nursing Home in Carlinville, Illinois. In addition to the verbal abuse, the man was also kept in involuntary seclusion (the nursing home equivalent of solitary confinement). According to the investigation by the Illinois Department of Public Health, several […]
Using Hidden Cameras to Capture Nursing Home Abuse, the Debate Continues
Anyone who follows this blog regularly knows how cases involving nursing home abuse typically play out because, sadly, it almost always happens the same way.The victim is typically unable to communicate effectively. Strokes or dementia likely have robbed the person of the ability to call for help during the abuse, and made him or her […]
Untrained Staff Puts Resident’s Life in Danger at Villa of South Holland
A resident with an unusual medical condition was untreated when the Villa at South Holland in South Holland, Illinois failed to maintain any staff members with an awareness of her condition. While this incident ended with minimal harm, it clearly illustrates how a lack of proper training can result in nursing home neglect or, at […]
Unsupervised Resident Injured In Fall at Randolph County Care Center
A resident taking prescribed psychotropic medications with known side effects that include loss of balance and wandering fell from a recliner while unsupervised in the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. The resident was sent to the hospital after the nursing home fall where it was revealed that three of his ribs were broken. […]
Unsanitary Conditions Lead To Sepsis At St. James Manor And Villa in Crete, Illinois
The inspection conducted by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) of the St. James Manor and Villa nursing home in Crete, Illinois, was not conducted in secret. It’s important to realize that the staff know an inspection is taking place, and that the inspectors are watching their every move. Typically, nursing home inspections proceed […]
Unsanitary Conditions Found At Holy Family Villa
The casual disregard for hygiene displayed at the Holy Family Villa in Palos Park, Illinois is particularly shocking because it clearly illustrates how little the facility’s administration care about properly training their staff. Before describing the individual incidents, it’s worth noting that nursing home inspectors are not hiding under beds or planting hidden cameras. They […]
Unsanitary Conditions Found At Champaign County Nursing Home
According to an article in the News–Gazette, nursing home inspectors for both the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District found plenty to be unhappy about at the Champaign County Nursing Home. The majority of the violations had to do with unsanitary conditions and food handling practices. One of the […]
Unmonitored Nursing Home Falls at Elms Nursing Home is Cited For Nursing Home Neglect
The Elms Nursing Home in Macomb, Illinois is a county owned and operated nursing home with 98 beds. According to Medicare.gov, the facility is well staffed and has only been in operation since 2002. This makes it particularly shocking that nursing home falls are occurring at an alarming rate, and that the The Elms is […]
Undiagnosed Bowel Obstructions Put Residents At Fatal Risk At Turner Manor, Harrisburg, Illinois
Two residents at the Turner Manor nursing home in Harrisburg, Illinois were diagnosed with potentially fatal bowel obstructions earlier this year. One resident required surgical intervention to treat the obstruction. The other resident required manual removal of the blockage. Nursing homes are required to provide proper monitoring of bowel movements. Fecal impaction is a potentially […]
Two Residents Seriously Injured At Heartland of Decatur
Nursing homes, they aren’t just for the elderly any more. The popular perception of a nursing home, a long term care facility filled with frail seniors of various maladies, is enough to fill most people with dread. Study after study shows that seniors do not want to be in nursing homes. Little do they know, […]
Two Residents Legs Broken While Being Dressed at Shady Oaks West
Two broken limbs at the Shady Oaks West nursing home in Lockport, Illinois clearly illustrate the dangers that improperly trained staff impose on nursing home residents. The first incident occurred on August 18th of last year. A resident was diagnosed with a fracture of the right leg after being dressed by one of the staff […]
Two Medication Errors Found In Alden Town Manor Rehab
Two residents admitted to Alden Town Manor Rehab and Health Care Center in Cicero, Illinois were the victims of severe medication errors that could have easily proven fatal. The first resident was admitted to the Alden Town Manor Rehab with end stage renal disease, diabetes, and hypertension. The resident was prescribed Heparin, a blood-thinning agent. Instead, […]
Treatment For Fractured Skull At Burnsides Community Health Center Delayed
A resident of the Burnsides Community Health Center nearly died after a nursing home fall resulted in a subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, and a skull fracture. In spite of the resident showing a distinct change in mental status following the fall, the staff of Burnsides Community Health Center failed to notify a physician after the […]
Tragic Neglect Recorded At St. Joseph Village Of Chicago
Egregious nursing home neglect created an unbelievably tragic situation for one resident of St. Joseph Village of Chicago. The nursing home failed to uphold its obligations to develop and initiate adequate fall prevention measures. As a result, one of their residents suffered tremendously for days. The victim is an amputee with diagnoses of dementia and […]
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