IDPH has cited and fined South Suburban Rehab nursing home in Homewood after a resident there was shot to death by a fellow resident. One of the basic tasks that families look to nursing homes to do is to keep their family members safe. Sadly, there are incidents each year where residents are victimized by […]
South Suburban Rehab resident murdered by fellow resident
Aperion Care Capitol fails to give medication to resident suffering bacterial meningitis
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion Care Capitol nursing home in Springfield after the nursing staff there failed to complete the admissions process for a newly-admitted resident suffering from bacterial meningitis, resulting in her not receiving any form of care for the first 42 hours she was in the facility. Nursing homes are businesses, and […]
Red Bud Regional Care resident breaks hip and leg in bathroom fall
IDPH has cited and fined Red Bud Regional Care nursing home after a resident there suffered a broken hip and leg in a fall occurring when she was left alone in the bathroom. Nursing home falls have serious implications for the long-term well-being of residents. Many nursing home residents suffer from osteoporosis or brittle bone […]
Heddington Oaks resident suffers broken leg due to unsafe transfer
IDPH has cited and fined Heddington Oaks nursing home in Peoria after a resident there suffered a broken leg while being transferred from her bed to her wheelchair. In this blog, we often focus on the care plan when nursing home residents suffer needless injuries. This is because the care plan is the road map […]
Grosse Pointe Manor resident breaks leg in improper transfer
IDPH has cited and fined Grosse Pointe Manor nursing home in Niles after a resident there sustained multiple fractures during an unsafe transfer from his bed to a shower chair. Poor care planning is often at the root of unnecessary injuries and illnesses for nursing home. Poor assessments, inadequate care plans, plans not communicated to […]
Fall with broken hip at Heritage Health in Mt. Zion
IDPH has cited and fined Heritage Health nursing home in Mt. Zion after a resident there suffered a fractured hip in a fall. The care planning process is a staple of nursing home care, and even though this is something that needs to be done for every resident, the actual care plan is supposed to […]
Alden Poplar Creek resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Poplar Creek nursing home in Hoffman Estates after a fatal choking accident involving one of the residents. There a number of conditions which can place a nursing home at risk for choking. Among these are difficulty with swallowing (known as dysphagia), dementia, poor dentition, Parkinson’s disease, and a number […]
Bethany Rehab resident suffers broken arm in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Bethany Rehab nursing home in DeKalb after a resident there suffered a broken arm in a fall while walking from her chair to bed with the help of an aide. Skipping over steps that are required to do things safely is a well-worn path to disaster in a nursing home. […]
Aperion of Spring Valley resident suffers fatal brain bleed in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion of Spring Valley nursing home after a resident there died due to brain bleed which resulted from a fall while left unattended in the bathroom. The resident at issue was receiving care at the nursing home after having a hip replacement done. She was considered a fall risk […]
Bria of River Oaks resident suffers ruptured eye globe due to being hit with broom
IDPH has cited and fined Bria of River Oaks nursing home in Burnham after a resident there suffered a ruptured globe to his left eye after being struck with a broom by a staff member. The resident at issue suffered from mental illness characterized by episodes of delusions which leads to agitation and anxiety. On […]
Moweaqua Rehab resident suffers worsening bed sores
IDPH has cited and fined Moweaqua Rehab nursing home after a resident there suffered declines in bed sores on his heel and on his coccyx. Bed sores, or pressure ulcers, are a major issue in the long-term care industry. There are two basic federal regulations pertaining specifically to the topic of bed sores. The first […]
Cornerstone Rehab resident falls from lift, breaks leg
IDPH has cited and fined Cornerstone Rehab nursing home in Peoria after a resident fell from a mechanical lift during transfer, suffering a fractured leg. Used properly, a mechanical lift is a great tool for assuring the safety of both residents and staff during transfers. Of course, the key phrase there is “used safely” which […]
IDPH stops investigating abuse and neglect cases in nursing homes
Recent news reports has shown that IDPH stopped investigating allegations in abuse and neglect during the period between approximately March 15 and June 30. By way of background, the Illinois Department of Public Health is the agency which inspects nursing homes and issues citations for violations of state and federal regulations. When a nursing home […]
Symphony at South Shore resident suffers open fracture of the leg
IDPH has cited and fine Symphony of South Shore nursing home in Chicago after a resident there suffered an open fracture of the leg during a transfer. In this blog, we spend a great deal of time discussing the care planning process because it is one of the main building blocks for how care is […]
Taylorville Skilled resident sustains fractured hip after multiple falls
IDPH has cited and fined Taylorville Skilled nursing home after a resident there suffered a fracture hip in a fall afteer experiencing three earlier falls. One of the truisms in the long-term care industry is that falls tend to beget additional falls. Falls are a serious issue in the nursing home industry in part because […]
Failure to notify physician leads to resident death at Alden Estates of Barrington
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Estates of Barrington nursing home after a resident there died from respiratory distress and an elevated potassium level after staff failed to inform the resident’s physician of pertinent information regarding the resident’s condition. The resident at issue suffered from kidney disease and hypothyroidism (low thyroid), among other problems. This […]
Bed bound resident at Elevate Care of Waukegan fractures arm
IDPH has cited and fined Elevate Care of Waukegan nursing home after a bedbound resident there suffered a fractured arm while being repositioned in bed. Turning and repositioning residents is a staple of care in a nursing home setting. One reason that it is so crucial is that it helps prevent the development of bed […]
Accolade of Pontiac resident breaks femur in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Accolade of Pontiac nursing home after a resident there suffered a broken leg in a fall while transferring from the toilet to his wheelchair. The resident at issue was cognitively intact, but required extensive assist with transfer, including the use of a sit-to-stand mechanical lift for transfers. For toileting his […]
Auburn Rehab resident suffers hip fracture in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Auburn Rehab & Healthcare Center nursing home after a resident there fell and suffered a fractured hip. There are a handful of factors which make a resident a fall risk. One factor is some form of musculoskeletal weakness or dysfunction. Another is that the resident has some form of dementia […]
Symphony of Midway resident suffers fatal fall from window
IDPH has cited and fined Symphony of Midway nursing home in Chicago after a resident there suffered multiple fractures and died after falling from a fourth floor window. The resident at issue had multiple issues including a history of alcohol abuse and alcohol induced dementia. As part of the care planning process, he was assessed […]
Police fractures the skull of resident who wandered from Integrity of Smithton
IDPH had cited and fined Integrity of Smithton nursing home after a resident wandered from the nursing home and was injured by the police. “Elopement” is the technical term for wandering from the nursing home. Generally, the residents who at risk for elopement or wandering suffer from relatively few physical impairments but have significant cognitive […]
Hitz Memorial Home resident dropped from lift
IDPH has cited and fined Hitz Memorial Home nursing home in Alhambra after a resident there fell from a lift during transfer, suffering a large hematoma which became an abscess. Used properly, a mechanical lift is a great tool for use in a nursing home. Used properly, it allows a resident to be transferred from […]
Riverview Rehab resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Riverview Rehab nursing home in Elgin after a resident there choked to death while being fed by an aide. One of the functions that a speech therapist plays in the care of nursing home residents is assessing the resident’s ability to eat safely. This is done by assessing the resident’s […]
Lakeshore Rehab resident rolled out of bed, breaks leg
IDPH has cited and fined Lakeshore Rehab & Healthcare nursing home in Joliet after an aide rolled a resident out of bed while providing incontinent care causing the resident to suffer a broken femur. The resident at issue was described as a “larger lady” whose medical history included a stroke with residual left-sided weakness and […]
Niles Nursing & Rehab resident sustains fatal brain bleed in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Niles Nursing & Rehabilitation Center nursing home after a resident there suffered a brain bleed in a fall which resulted in her death. The care planning process is the fundamental method by which the routine care that is provided to residents in nursing homes is provided. The whole point of […]
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