A resident of the Alden Wentworth Rehab and Health Care Center in Chicago died after a narcotic overdose at the facility. The resident was was diagnosed with a variety of problems including, but not limited to, renal disease, type II diabetes, congestive heart failure, seizure disorder, arthritis, and asthma. He also had a history of […]
Medication Error Leads to Wrongful Death At Alden Wentworth Rehab Chicago, IL
Meadowood Nursing Home Fails To Prevent Nursing Home Falls
Four residents of the Meadowood nursing home in Grayville, Illinois experienced recurring falls while living at the nursing home. One of the residents, an 84-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure fractured her collarbone and both hips. Unlike most slip and fall accidents, nursing home falls are generally predictable events. […]
Marion Rehab Fails To Prevent Resident’s Bed Sores
A resident wearing a leg brace at the Marion Rehab and Nursing Center in Marion, Illinois developed four different bed sores as a result of the nursing home failing to address and care for the skin covered by the brace. Only after a family member identified the wounds and brought them to the attention of […]
Manorcare of Wilmette Resident Breaks Arm After Nursing Home Fall
“It was like magic, in a twinkle of an eye she fell” the Certified Nursing Assistant told inspectors from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The CNA was attempting to change the incontinence pad of a Manorcare of Wilmette resident when the resident rolled out of bed. The resulting fall fractured the resident‘s arm. […]
Manorcare of Oak Lawn West Fined for Nursing Home Neglect
A Plan of Care is a document developed for every nursing home resident by the resident’s physician, nurses, family, and other professionals. It’s a very important document because it sets out the complete rules and procedures tailored to the individual: how he or she will be fed, cared for, medicated and otherwise treated. It’s a […]
Manor Court Resident Fractures Neck In Fall From Bed
A resident at the Manor Court of Peoria nursing home in Peoria, Illinois sustained a neck fracture and a subdural hematoma after she fell from a bed in the facility. I say “a bed” rather than “her bed” because she had been allowed to wander into an empty room and get into the empty bed. […]
Manor Court Of Clinton Cited for Nursing Home Neglect, Again
This is not the first time that I’ve written about Manor Court nursing home in Clinton, Illinois. I first blogged about Manor Court of Clinton back in 2010. At the time, Manor Court of Clinton had been cited for several different deficiencies including inadequate hot water, bedsores, medication errors, and inadequate staffing. The state of […]
Malnutrition and Tainted Food Present At Evergreen Health Care Center, Evergreen Park Illinois
The Evergreen Health Care Center in Evergreen Park, Illinois is a large facility. With over 242 beds, they are licensed to house over twice the Illinois average of 96 residents in a facility. Nursing home facilities of this size are immensely profitable. The Illinois Department of Public Health, during a routine inspection, discovered a series […]
Lewis Memorial Christian Village Fails To Meet Needs of Residents
The Lewis Memorial Christian Village nursing home in Springfield, Illinois has failed to meet the needs of their residents in multiple ways. The nursing home failed to properly provide care for a resident after they were incontinent. The nursing home also failed to have a resident’s prescribed medication available. During a recent nursing home inspection […]
Join The Walk To End Alzheimer’s – September 29th
The Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk To End Alzheimer’s – Chicago will be held Sunday, September 29th. Check in and festivities begin at 8:00AM at Montrose Harbor at Montrose and Simonds Drive. As of today, the Chicago Alzheimer’s Association has raised over $200,000 towards their goal of over $700,000. You can sign up to join the Chicago […]
Is Your Nursing Home Safe From Fire?
A fire at the Meadowbrook Healthcare nursing home in DeKalb County, Georgia had tragic results as one resident died and two more were transported to a local hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. There’s something uniquely terrifying about a fire, but for people familiar with the nursing home industry, a fire in a nursing home […]
Iowa Nursing Home Resident Suffocates While Nurses And Family Members Look On
A terrible incident took place in Golden Age Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, an Iowa nursing home, that may well lead to a wrongful death lawsuit by the family. She was only 64-years old at the time of her death. The victim suffered from advanced diabetes and was under doctor’s orders to have her airways regularly […]
Investigation Sparked By 40+ Deaths At Champaign County Nursing Home
An investigation into the remarkable number of deaths that has occurred at the Champaign County Nursing Home will be conducted by administrators of the facility. At least 47 residents, and perhaps as many as 60, have died since December 1st, a number that is far outside the usual number of residents who pass away over […]
Insurance Company Refuses To Insure New York Nursing Home
An article in the Saratogian, the newspaper of Saratoga County in New York State, illustrates another issue that families with loved ones in nursing homes should be aware of – the insurance status of a nursing home. Two residents living at the Maplewood Manor, a nursing home in Saratoga County, died under what is being […]
Inspectors Find Medication Errors – Not Accountability At Prairie House Nursing Home, Sauk Village
The Prairie House is a group home in Sauk Village, Illinois. One of the residents of Prairie House is a diabetic and requires diabetic medications. Typically, diabetes is treated through the ingestion of a pill or by an injection of insulin. In the state of Illinois, group homes cannot give insulin injections to residents. Staff […]
Impact of $1.1 Billion Dollar Nursing Home Judgment Just Beginning
A jury in Florida recently awarded $1.1 billion in damages to the family of a woman who was the victim of nursing home neglect. According to the lawsuit, the woman fell over 17 times while a resident of the facility. The injuries suffered in the falls eventually lead to the woman’s death. The attorney for […]
Illinois Nursing Home Residents Gain Voice In Hiring Decisions
At Aviston Countryside Manor, a nursing home in Aviston, Illinois, a most unusual program is underway that is gaining some national attention. The residents have created a resident panel that plays a key role in all hiring decisions. According to a report from McKnights, any candidate for any position must be unanimously approved by the […]
Staff at Saline Care Center Ignores “Black Box” Medication Warnings
The staff at the Saline Care Center is Harrisburg, Illinois repeatedly ignored “black box” warnings on prescribed medications for residents, resulting in unsafe changes in the doses that residents were receiving. Medication errors like these can often prove extremely harmful or even fatal. Most people visiting the pharmacy don’t have a great deal of interest […]
Illinois Nursing Home Faces More Accusations
The North Church Nursing and Rehab nursing home in Jacksonville, Illinois is getting more press, and, in the process, putting to bed the notion that there’s no such thing as “bad press.” One 69-year-old resident was forced to leave the facility against his will after speaking to the State Journal Register, a Springfield newspaper. According to […]
Illinois Nursing Home Employees Protest For Better Pay
Approximately 2,000 Illinois nursing home employees are protesting at 50 of the State of Illinois’ long term care nursing homes. The workers are hoping to affect ongoing negotiations between nursing home owners and the Service Employees International Union who is helping to negotiate a new contract. The old contract expired in December. The topic of […]
Illinois $2.7 Billion Medicaid Cuts Will Have Fallout and Hurt Illinois Seniors
The Illinois General Assembly is set to cut $2.7 billion dollars from Illinois’ Medicaid budget in a process that brings to mind George Orwell’s rough vision of the future. This decision will hurt Illinois seniors, Illinois families, and, at the same time, cost the state far more than it can hope to save. Unlike Medicare, […]
Illini Heritage Rehab and Health Care Ignores Dangers Of Side Bedrails And Air Mattresses
Last week, I wrote about a recent Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report that analyzed the risks of portable adult bedrails. A recent Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) investigation into a nursing home fall experienced by a resident of the Illini Heritage Rehab and Health Care nursing home illustrates how air flow mattresses and […]
Ignored Plan of Care Results in Fractured Hip at Asta Care Center in Colfax
If you took a poll of 100 nursing home staff members and asked them how important it was to follow the plan of care, 100 out of 100 would say that it is very important. And yet time and again, staff members make a conscious decision to break those plans. Sometimes, the plans are broken […]
Identifying Injuries Caused By Nursing Home Neglect And Abuse
The family of a St. Louis nursing home resident is highly suspicious about a series of injuries their 86-year-old loved one has experienced. The injuries include swollen black eyes, a broken nose, and broken cheekbones. The nursing home claims it was a nursing home fall. They claim that the resident fell out of bed. The […]
Hospitalization Required After Medication Error At Fon Du Lac Rehabilitation, East Peoria Illinois
A resident at the Fon Du Lac Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in East Peoria, Illinois was hospitalized after being administered the wrong medication. The resident was given Clozaril, an antipsychotic and Wellbutrin, an antidepressant. The combination resulted in a swollen tongue, hallucinations, and an inability to walk or grasp objects. Before distributing any medication, […]
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