Three individuals at the Helia Healthcare of Greenville nursing home developed bed sores while residents of the facility. The bed sores were not properly treated after development, leading to continued pain and suffering. As a Chicago bed sore lawyer, I have experience talking to residents (and their families) who have experienced bed sores. In many […]
Three Residents Develop Bed Sores At Helia Healthcare of Greenville
The Snowball Effect: How Medication Errors Can Lead To Tragedy
Few medical mistakes have a way of spiraling out of control like the simple medication error. It’s because of this that medications in nursing homes and hospitals can only be administered by a medical staff member who has been licensed as a nurse. An excellent example of why it’s so vitally important to prevent medication […]
Improper transfer results in broken ankle at Arlington Rehab
Certified Nurse Assistants, also known as CNAs, are the backbone of any nursing home or long-term care facility. They hand-feed residents, brush teeth, dress, wash, bathe, and perform many more of what are termed “activities of daily living.” CNAs don’t administer medications, or diagnose illnesses or injuries. The job is difficult, and not highly paid. […]
Multiple residents injured in fall at Symphony of Crestwood
A pair of nursing home falls that took place at the Symphony of Crestwood nursing home in Crestwood, Illinois illustrate two separate ways that nursing home neglect can contribute to nursing home falls and serious injuries. The first injured resident was admitted to the nursing home with doctor’s orders for skilled physical therapy to reduce […]
Waterfont Terrace resident breaks leg and injures hip in transfer
A resident at the Waterfront Terrace nursing home experienced a fractured leg and a displaced hip after being roughly put in bed by nursing home staff. For over a week, the man complained of pain, but no call was placed to his physician. In one of the more astonishing claims, nursing home staff told the […]
The Consistently Inconsistent World of Nursing Home Fines
Many of the topics that are covered here at the blog come from nursing home survey reports. These are reports that nursing home inspectors (AKA surveyors) compile. I’ve never really discussed the nature of these inspections or the consequences that these inspections have on the facility because it wasn’t terribly relevant, but a recent report […]
Tennessee Supreme Court Finds Understaffing Cause of Nursing Home Wrongful Death
The Tennessee Supreme Court has dealt a severe blow towards the nursing home industry in Tennessee. We can only hope that it’s one of many blows that will, ultimately, transform the industry. The arguments in the case are complicated, but the facts are not in dispute. A woman in a Tennessee nursing home was experiencing […]
Stunning Admission From Nursing Home Administrator
“We went down from about 33 percent [of our patients given these drugs] to about 3 percent.” It seems hard to believe that a nursing home administrator would admit to having 30% of his or her nursing home residents being administered unnecessary antipsychotic medications, but it seems as if that’s exactly what happened during an […]
Study Struggles With Low Vaccination Rates Of Nurses
The May 2nd issue of the journal Vaccine sheds some light on a disturbing trend for all families: Many nurses resist vaccinations despite being in regular contact with extremely vulnerable patients. The article is titled “What lies behind the low rates of vaccinations among nurses who treat infants?” The article is disturbing for anyone who […]
Study on Reducing Use Of Physical Restraints In Nursing Homes Could Have Positive Effect
A study in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) could mean a much greater quality of life for nursing home residents around the world. The study, entitled “Effect of a Guideline-Based Multicomponent Intervention on Use of Physical Restraints in Nursing Homes: A Randomized Controlled Trial”, was designed to determine whether new techniques […]
Study: Nursing Home Hospitalizations Mostly Avoidable
A study in the journal Medical Care contends that many hospitalizations that nursing home residents undergo each year are preventable with proper care. Hospitalizations of long-term nursing home residents are common. Anyone who has worked in the field knows that they happen frequently. This study’s objective is to determine whether or not there are certain […]
Study: Elderly Are Prone To Bed Sores
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 […]
Study: Dementia Patients Happier With Home Care
A study in August’s 2013 Dementia, a journal that focuses on care and study of all aspects of dementia, is titled “The comparison of quality of life among people with mild dementia in nursing home and home care” The study compared the quality of life of people with dementia who were living at home with […]
Stasis Ulcers Lead to Gangrene At Westminster Village Nursing Home, Bloomington IL
A resident of the Westminster Village Nursing Home in Bloomington, Illinois contracted gangrene after developing a stasis ulcer on his toes. The resident was ultimately admitted to a nearby Bloomington hospital where it was determined that a prolonged course of IV antibiotics and a partial or total foot amputation would be the necessary treatment. For […]
Stage III Bed Sore Discovered At Helia Healthcare of Champaign
A long-term resident at Helia Healthcare of Champaign in Champaign, Illinois developed a stage III bed sore while a resident of the facility. The resident has been at Helia Healthcare since 2008 with vascular dementia, chronic pain syndrome, disfigurement, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. In addition, she has contractures, severe cognitive impairment, and incontinence. In short, this […]
Staff Stability: A Cornerstone To Preventing Nursing Home Neglect
A study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh titled “Improving Nursing Home Care in New York City: The Importance of Workforce Relationships and Staff Stability to Achieving Better Quality” confirms what many in the nursing home industry have long known: a happy and content nursing home staff equals happy and content nursing home residents. A […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Snow Valley Nursing and Rehab Center Fails To Control Bed Sores, Lisle Illinois
Nursing home neglect at the Snow Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Lisle, Illinois led to the development of numerous bed sores (also known as pressure ulcers) on multiple residents of the facility. The report by the nursing home surveyor clearly illustrates the nursing home neglect taking place at Snow Valley Nursing and Rehab. One […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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