A fall at the Chateau Nursing and Rehab Center in Willowbrook, Illinois has left a man in chronic pain – pain that will most likely last the rest of his life. The circumstances surrounding the incident that resulted in the injury are rife with inconsistencies. The report issued by the Illinois Department of Health and […]
Communication Breakdown Leads To Broken Hip At Chateau Nursing And Rehab
Clearbrook Center Nursing Home in Rolling Meadows Illinois Fined by IDPH for Nursing Home Violations
Clearbook Center in Rolling Meadows, Illinois was recently cited for a host of serious violations and fined $10,000 by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The violations revealed an assortment of neglectful behavior. One of the most important, but often overlooked, elements of care in a nursing home is the essential act of eating. […]
Christian Nursing Home Cited After Ignoring Fall Risks
The Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln, Illinois was fined after numerous deficiencies were identified in the way the nursing home administration treated residents who had suffered from nursing home falls while in the facility. The Christian Nursing Home, like any in Illinois, has an official Fall Prevention policy that indicates that after any resident suffers […]
Chicago Latino Nursing Home Under Scrutiny for Subpar Conditions
Elder care residences in Illinois are more than just places were senior citizens live. They are facilities that are supposed to take care of elderly folks and make sure that these people remain healthy and happy for the rest of their lives. We trust these facilities to care for the ones we love – which […]
Chicago Doctor Accused of Prescribing Dangerous Drugs To Nursing Home Residents
A story co-published by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica revealed gross nursing home neglect and medication errors in Chicago nursing homes. One Chicago nursing home psychiatrist has issued more prescriptions of the highly dangerous drug clozapine in a single year than the entire state of Texas. Clozapine is an antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia, […]
Centers For Medicaid and Medicare Services Launches Anti-Psychotic Drug Nursing Home Initiative
It’s a mouthful: the “National Initiative to Improve Behavioral Health & Reduce the Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Nursing Home Residents.” I think the Centers For Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) could use a new marketing team. NIIBHRUAMSHR just isn’t catchy. Joking aside, the purpose of the initiative is welcome. Nursing home residents suffering […]
Celebrating Christmas With Alzheimer’s Disease
For many adult children, the Christmas holiday season is the first real inkling that something may be wrong with their parent. Adult children often live great distances from their parent or parents, and long visits are usually reserved for holidays. If you have (or have had) this experience, don’t feel guilty. It’s not your fault. […]
Can Full Time Nursing Home Doctors Stem The Epidemic Of Nursing Home Neglect?
There is a growing call for nursing homes to be required to employ full time physicians to care of their residents. Currently, when a patient enters a nursing home, they keep their primary care physician (PCP). There are always problems with any new idea, but I want to focus on two at this time. The […]
Cambridge Nursing and Rehab Center Fined For Bedsore/Pressure Ulcer Neglect
The Cambridge Nursing and Rehab Center located in Skokie, Illinois has been fined for nursing home neglect because of their negligence in caring for bedsores. In their care, a resident developed new bedsores that were subsequently ignored by the staff. A second resident was provided with a mattress designed to improve bedsore treatment, but the […]
Bungled Care Assessments Lead To Bed Sores At Glenlake
A poorly conducted care assessment carried out at the Glenlake Terrace Nursing and Rehab Center in Waukegan, Illinois had serious consequences for one of their residents. The resident was admitted to Glenlake Terrace Nursing and Rehab Center with multiple diagnoses including diabetes. Like all nursing home residents, she was given a complete physical and mental […]
Brookside Manor Resident Escapes Facility, Attempts Suicide in Centralia Illinois
A resident of the Brookside Manor nursing home in Centralia, Illinois escaped from the facility and walked over two miles to lay down on a set of train tracks. The suicide attempt proved unsuccessful when police found him prior to the arrival of a train. This was far from the man’s first attempt at suicide. […]
Broken Ribs Result From Nursing Home Fall At Meadowbrook Manor La Grange Illinois
As regular readers of this blog know, sometimes there are terrible acts of nursing home neglect in Illinois nursing homes. Often these actions are willfully negligent, sometimes they are the result of a staff cutting corners. Still other times, the neglect can be a seemingly benign oversight. Here’s the important point to remember: It makes […]
Broken Pelvis Goes Untreated For Two Days at Genesis of Aledo
A resident at the Genesis Senior Living nursing home in Aledo, Illinois, broke her pelvis after a fall from her wheelchair. No one at the facility witnessed the fall. The resident was discovered on the floor with her wheelchair tipped over. Whether or not the initial nursing home fall constitutes neglect is a difficult question […]
Broken Leg, Lacerations After Fall At Warren Park Nursing Home
A resident at the Warren Park Health and Living Center in Chicago, Illinois fell from his bed and suffered multiple cuts and bruises to his face as well as a fractured leg. The resident had been determined to be a high risk for falls during his last evaluation. The nursing home fall took place during […]
Broken Femur Goes Unnoticed At Parker Nursing And Rehab Center in Streator Illinois
There are few words to describe the abject nursing home abuse and neglect that would allow a broken femur to go completely unnoticed, and yet, that seems to be the official story behind a nursing home investigation at the Parker Nursing and Rehab Center in Streator, Illinois. According to the report, on February 16th, the […]
Broken Bones Result From Failed Chair-To-Bed Transfer at Lexington of Elmhurst Nursing Home
A resident at the Lexington of Elmhurst nursing home in Elmhurst, Illinois was severely injured when two certified nurses aides (CNAs) were unable to successfully transfer the resident from her wheelchair to her bed. As a result, the woman’s left leg was broken. The resident’s most recent care plan indicates that she requires extensive assistance […]
Broken Bones Result After Bed Alarms Removed At Heritage Health Nursing Home In Gibson City Illinois
The night nurse at the Heritage Health nursing home in Gibson City, Illinois removed the bed alarm from a resident with a long history of nursing home falls. The bed alarm was removed on December 12 of last year. A Heritage Health note states “bed alarm is making her not sleep at night as it […]
Broken Bone From Nursing Home Fall Diminishes Quality Of Life At Good Samaritan Nursing Home Pontiac, Illinois
The seriousness of nursing home falls on the quality of life of nursing home residents cannot be overstated. A resident at the Good Samaritan Nursing home in Pontiac, Illinois appears to have been the victim of nursing home neglect when she fell on the way to the nursing home dining room. When nursing home residents […]
Bridgeway Christian Village Fails To Address Nursing Home Neglect
The Bridgeway Christian Village Rehab and Special Needs Facilities was cited for failing to address obvious incidents of nursing home neglect at the Bensenville, Illinois facility. A certified nurses assistant (CNA) began their shift and was immediately summoned to change the undergarments of one of the female residents. The resident informed the CNA that she […]
Bement Nursing Home, Bement Illinois Resident Sustains Multiple Fractures in Nursing Home Falls
A resident of the Bement Health Care Center in Bement, Illinois was seriously injured after suffering a fall at the facility. This was the second nursing home fall for this resident, which resulted in a pubic rami fracture and an acetabular fracture. That translates to a broken pelvis and a broken hip. Nursing home falls […]
Bed Sores Uncovered At Sunny Hill Nursing Home In Joliet Illinois
Two residents of the Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet, Illinois developed multiple bed sores while residents of the facility. The bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers, were deemed preventable by the Illinois Department of Public Health nursing home inspectors. One of the residents, an 81-year-old resident of Sunny Hill, was under orders to […]
Bed Sores Uncovered At Danville Care Center
A resident at the Danville Care Center in Danville, Illinois developed multiple bed sores that were categorized as unstageable on the calf, heel, and toes of his left foot. Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers, are some of the most telling hallmarks of nursing home neglect. They are caused by a combination of factors. […]
Bed Sores Found At Renaissance At Midway, South Cicero
A recent investigation of the Renaissance at Midway nursing home on South Cicero in Chicago revealed multiple residents suffering from bed sores. The investigation, conducted by the Illinois Department of Public Health, uncovered multiple incidents of nursing home neglect that directly contributed to the bed sores. The details contained in the report show widespread incidents […]
Bed Sores Found at Lebanon Care Center Lebanon, Illinois
It was only a few months ago that I wrote on this blog about the wrongful death that occurred at the Lebanon Care Center in Lebanon, Illinois. At that time, the failure to properly train staff in sterilizing equipment and notifying emergency personnel when a resident’s health is in jeopardy led to the completely preventable […]
Bed Sores and Missteps at Berkshire Nursing and Rehab a Clear Sign of Neglect
A resident at the Berkshire Nursing and Rehab Center in Forest Park, Illinois developed a series of bed sores while a resident of the facility. She was admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation with diagnoses that include stroke, hypertension, asthma, and a urinary tract infection. The first bed sore was documented on June 30th […]