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 […]
Sexual Assault at Swansea Rehab
Severe Malnutrition Uncovered At North Church Nursing and Rehab
For many of us, losing a little weight would be a welcome occasion. For many nursing home residents, losing weight can have a severely negative effect on their health and well-being. Two residents at the North Church Nursing and Rehab nursing home in Jacksonville, Illinois lost significant amounts of weight while residents of the facility. […]
Severe Head Injuries Caused By Nursing Home Fall At Heritage Health Bloomington
A nursing home resident at the Heritage Health nursing home in Bloomington, Illinois fell from the toilet and injured his head. The damage was extensive and required hospitalization and “burr hole” surgery to treat. According to the resident’s plan of care, one staff member should have been present to assist with all transfers. That included […]
Severe Dehydration Uncovered At Manorcare Libertyville
Multiple residents of the Manorcare of Libertyville nursing home in Libertyville, Illinois were discovered to be suffering from severe dehydration. One of the residents required hospitalization for treatment. Two other residents showed symptoms of dehydration but were treated at the facility. The most serious case involved a man who was admitted to the hospital after […]
Serious Hygiene Deficiencies At Shelbyville Manor
A glucometer is a device that’s used to quickly and easily measure blood sugar in diabetic patients. The device collects a small amount of blood by means of a small needle. The blood is then analyzed by the device for sugar levels. To be absolutely clear, the device involves a needle and blood. Anyone with […]
September 22 Is Falls Prevention Awareness Day
As a Chicago nursing home lawyer, I’ve met with dozens of nursing home resident and their families across the state. There are many different reasons why people need to live in nursing homes or other skilled care facilities. Some are recovering from a surgical or other medical procedure. Many are suffering from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s […]
Selfhelp Home Of Chicago Noticed for Exemplary Performance in Nursing Home Care
The Selfhelp home of Chicago is a Jewish retirement and nursing home in Chicago’s Uptown. It has a 5-star Medicare rating with only 65 beds. The facility has been cited for 11 nursing home inspection deficiencies over the past three years. The average, for an Illinois nursing home, is 24 over the same period. When […]
Second Nursing Home Resident Killed By Police
In less than a month, two nursing home residents have been killed by police wielding Taser guns. The first incident took place in late July in the Victory Center of Park Forest nursing home here in Chicago. In that instance a resident was shot with a Taser gun as well as bean bag rounds after […]
Sandwich Rehabilitation Attempts to Hide Evidence Of Nursing Home Abuse
The Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Sandwich, Illinois was fined $20,000 for failure to report evidence of abuse to authorities and to the families of the victims in the facility. Sandwich, Illinois is a city that’s the size of a small town about an hour and a half west of Chicago. Rt. 34 […]
Saline Care Center Fined For Series Of Nursing Home Falls and Neglect
There are only two nursing homes in Harrisburg, Illinois. One is rated by Medicare.gov’s Nursing Home Compare website as a 4-star-facility, and the other is a 1-star-facility. Sadly for the Harrisburg, Illinois residents filling its 142 beds, the Saline Care Center is the 1-star facility. Nursing home falls, perhaps more than any other hallmark of […]
Safety Devices Misused And Cause Nursing Home Fall At Casey Healthcare Center
There are two rooms in any house or apartment where the vast majority of accidents and injuries happen. Many people would reasonably guess that the kitchen is the most dangerous room in any house. After all, that’s the room with stoves and open flames. In practice, however, no room is more dangerous than the bathroom. […]
Resident With Fractured Hip Untreated For A Week at Symphony of Crestwood
A resident at the Symphony of Crestwood nursing home in Crestwood, Illinois fractured her hip after a nursing home fall. She was walking to the dining room using her walker. After the fall she complained of pain in her hip. An x-ray was taken at the Symphony of Crestwood facility that was inconclusive. Because the […]
Resident Violence Highlights Horrendous Report on Wilson Care
In September of 2011, the Wilson Care nursing home on North Hazel Street in Chicago was given a nursing home inspection report with two relatively minor violations. A year later, the annual inspection included six violations. Still, most of the violations were fairly minor. This year, the Wilson Care nursing home received 25 violations. Several […]
Resident Sustains Serious Burn At Meadowbrook Manor La Grange
A resident at the Meadowbrook Manor in La Grange, Illinois was severely burned. The resident has end stage renal disease, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He is also 84-years-old. Needless to say, the combination of these factors makes unassisted breathing unlikely. An oxygen tank is constantly present at his bedside. On July […]
Resident Suffers Painful Nursing Home Neglect At Scott County Nursing Center
For days, a resident at the Scott County Nursing Center in Winchester, Illinois suffered the excruciating pain associated with a perirectal abscess while the staff at Scott County neglected the increasingly alarming signs of a person in a life-threatening situation. In this case, the woman’s keen choice in appointing a caring and diligent Power of […]
Resident Suffers Devastating Nursing Home Fall At Claremont Rehab
The Claremont Rehab and Living Center in Buffalo Grove, Illinois was the scene of an extremely damaging and completely avoidable nursing home fall in December of last year. The damage included severe contusions and other head injuries, a shoulder fracture, and three broken ribs. The center has been fined $20,000 as a result of the nursing […]
Residents of Manorcare of South Holland Spend Hours in Pain
A recent inspection of the Manorcare of South Holland nursing home in South Holland, Illinois reveals that residents of the facility are left for hours in pain and without access to water on a regular basis. It’s the kind of report that should serve as a wake up call for anyone with a loved one […]
Resident Slowly Starving At Batavia Rehab and Health Care Center
An Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) investigation indicates that a resident at the Batavia Rehab and Health Care Center in Batavia, Illinois was slowly starving to death. The resident lost 10% of his body weight in a little over a month while a resident at the facility. The resident is an 82-year-old man with […]
Resident Sexually Assaulted At Park Haven Care Center
A resident of the Park Haven Care Center in Smithton, Illinois was sexually assaulted by another resident of the facility. The victim is mentally impaired. His scores on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) are almost exactly on the line between severe and moderate cognitive impairment. According to the report, he is able to […]
Residents Develop Bed Sores at Elmwood Terrace Healthcare Center
Two residents at the Elmwood Terrace Healthcare Center in Aurora, Illinois have developed multiple bed sores while residing at the facility. Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers, are some of the most dangerous injuries that can happen in a nursing home. They are skin wounds, or lesions, that can cause pain, debility, and even […]
Resident’s Death at Golfview Developmental Center Linked To Nursing Home Neglect
A resident at the Golfview Developmental Center in Des Plaines, Illinois died after experiencing an extended seizure in his bathroom. The resident was admitted to the facility with diagnoses that included seizure disorder and mental retardation. Upon first examination, it seems highly likely that the resident suffered a wrongful death at the facility. He was […]
Failure to give antibiotics at Mayfield Care Center
A complicated situation involving a hospice resident, medication errors, and her unfortunate death highlights the need for understanding and disclosure when it comes to hospice care. A resident at the Mayfield Care Center in Chicago, Illinois was placed on hospice care by her family. Soon afterwards, the resident developed a urinary tract infection. The woman’s […]
Resident Narrowly Survives Choking Accident At Dearborn Court
A resident at the Dearborn Court in Kanakee, Illinois narrowly survived a choking incident brought on by a failure to follow a resident’s diet plan. The situation was further compounded by a failure to take appropriate action by the Dearborn Court staff. There were two major errors made by the nursing home staff member on […]
Lakeview Nursing & Rehab fails to give medications
A resident at the Lakewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Plainfield was not given her scheduled medications for weeks due to failure on the part of the nursing home. The medication was not available through the Lakewood Nursing and Rehab Center pharmacy, so a family member filled the prescription and brought the medication to the […]
Resident Injures Head After Mechanical Lift Transfer at Wood Glen Nursing and Rehab Center in West Chicago
A resident of the Wood Glen Nursing and Rehab Center in West Chicago received seven sutures to the head after he was dropped during a failed nursing home transfer. The resident fell while being transferred from his nursing home bed to his wheelchair. No long-term ramifications were noted at the time, but because he already […]
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