IDPH has cited and fined Pearl Pavilion nursing home in Freeport after a resident there died of a pulmonary embolism brought about by the failure of the nursing home to authorize the purchase of an expensive blood thinner medication that had been ordered for him. A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that becomes lodged […]
Pearl Pavilion resident dies of pulmonary embolism after not receiving blood thinners
Fall at Lexington of Orland results in facial fractures
IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Orland Park nursing home after a resident there sustained multiple facial fractures in a fall. One of the basic requirements for the right kinds of care to be delivered to residents in a nursing home is that the staff who is charged with delivering it must know what […]
Bella Terra Wheeling resident receives roommmate’s diabetes medications
IDPH has cited and fined Bella Terra nursing home in Wheeling after a resident there received the diabetes medication for his roommate, resulting in an intensive care admission for severe hypoglycemia. One of the basic tasks that nurses have is passing medications. When they pass medications, nurses are trained to follow the 5 rights: (1) […]
Casey Healthcare resident breaks hip in fall due to failure to follow care plan.
IDPH has cited and fined Casey Healthcare nursing home after a resident there fractured a hip in a fall after the nursing home failed to follow the resident care plan. The resident care plan is the framework for how most routine care get delivered in a nursing home. There are six parts to it: (1) […]
Taylorville Skilled nursing home resident falls and breaks hip
IDPH has cited and fined Taylorville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a reside there fell and suffered a fractured hip. The resident at issue was coded on her Minimum Data Set (MDS) as requiring the extensive assist of one with ambulation. Extensive assistance means that the staff member provides actual weight bearing assistance with […]
Staff at Hilltop Skilled Nursing fails to follow orders, Stage 4 bed sore results
IDPH has cited and fined Hilltop Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Charleston after the staff there failed to follow physician’s orders, resulting in a resident developing a Stage 4 bed sore on her heel. While we often discuss in this blog how important care plans are in delivering the routine care that nursing home residents […]
Failure to adequately report changes in condition at Heritage Health in Carlinville
IDPH has cited and fined Heritage Health nursing home in Carlinville after a resident died from acute metabolic encephalopathy due to sepsis from a urinary tract infection. One of the ways that nursing home care differs from a hospital is that there are not doctors on hand on a 24/7 basis. When there is not […]
Gardenview Manor resident suffers broken hip during unsafe transfer
IDPH has cited and fined Gardenview Manor nursing home in Danville after a resident there suffered a fractured hip due to unsafe technique being used during a transfer with a mechanical lift. Mechanical lifts are frequently used in nursing homes, and used properly, they can be a tremendous benefit to both residents and staff. For […]
Forest City resident pushed to ground, fractures hip
IDPH has cited and fined Forest City Nursing & Rehab Center in Rockford after a resident there was hit and pushed to the ground by another resident, suffering a fractured hip and broken ribs. One of the surprising things about nursing homes in Illinois is the number of younger people who reside in them. Some […]
Generations Oakton Pavilion resident falls and fractures hip
IDPH has cited and fined Generations Oakton Pavilion nursing home in Des Plaines after a resident there suffered a broken hip in a fall. Dementia is a huge risk factor for nursing home falls. This is because when a resident suffers from dementia, they cannot be counted on to follow instructions from the staff, follow […]
Resident burned by hot packs during therapy at DuPage Care Center
IDPH has cited and fined DuPage Care Center nursing home in Wheaton after a resident there sustained burns to both knees during therapy. One of the facts of aging is that as we age, our skin becomes thinner and more susceptible to injury. This is part of why many nursing home residents are at increased […]
Randolph County Care Center resident falls from toilet and breaks hip
IDPH has cited and fined Randolph County Care Center after a resident there was left unattended while going to the bathroom and fell, suffering a broken hip. For resident who at risk for nursing home falls, using the toilet can be a surprisingly high-risk activity. The act of sitting and then rising from the toilet […]
Broken ankle from unsafe transfer at Aperion Care International
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion Care International nursing home in Chicago there after a resident there suffered a fractured ankle as a result of an unsafe transfer with a mechanical lift. The transfer of a resident with a mechanical lift is inherently a two-person job. One staff member actually operates the lift itself; the […]
Resident suffers third degree burns in smoking accident at Elevate Care of Waukegan
IDPH has cited and fined Elevate Care nursing home in Waukegan after a resident there suffered third degree burns in a smoking accident. Nursing home residents are adults, and as adults they still have the right to engage in certain habits that are not good for their health, and smoking is one of them. In […]
Integrity of Alton resident suffers fractured eye orbit in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Integrity of Alton nursing home after a resident there suffered a fractured eye orbit in a fall. Falls are a serious issue in the nursing home industry. They are the subject of federal regulations and are one area that is specifically addressed in the resident care plan. One very basic […]
Improper transfer leads to broken leg at Springs at Monarch Landing in Naperville
IDPH has cited and fined The Spring at Monarch Landing nursing home in Naperville after a resident there suffered a broken leg during an unsafe transfer. A resident care plan is intended to be a “road map” for the safe, proper delivery of the care that nursing home residents require on a day-to-day, shift-to-shift basis. […]
Fall during transfer results in broken ankle at Sandwich Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Sandwich Rehab nursing home after a resident there suffered a broken ankle during an unsafe transfer from the toilet to her wheelchair. The resident at issue had cognitive issues, muscular weakness, and a right foot drop. These are factors which would have made her at risk for falls. In the […]
Multiple fractures from fall at Accolade of Pontiac
IDPH has cited and fined Accolade of Pontiac nursing home after a resident there was left unsupervised and fell, sustaining multiple fractures. There are a number of factors which are considered risk factors for residents experiencing a nursing home fall. Two of the most important are some form of musculoskeletal weakness or dysfunction and either […]
Improper use of sit-to-stand lift results in multiple fractures at Radford Green in Lincolnshire
IDPH has cited and fined Radford Green nursing home in Lincolnshire after a resident there sustained multiple fractures to her lower leg after an aide attempted transfer using a sit-to-stand lift. A sit-to-stand lift is a type of lift commonly used in nursing homes. A sit-to-stand lift should be used only with residents who have […]
Fall from toilet at Alden Park Strathmoor
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Park Strathmoor nursing home in Rockford after a resident there suffered a broken hip while being transferred to the toilet. The resident at issue had a history of having had a stroke and had some left-sided weakness as a result of the stroke. Her care plan called for the […]
Fatal choking accident at Spring Creek in Joliet
IDPH has cited and fined Spring Creek nursing home in Joliet after a resident there choked to death due to a lack of care planning. The care planning process is the basis for for much of the routine care that is provided on a day-to-day basis in nursing homes. The process starts with an assessment […]
Broken leg in fall at Generations at Neighbors
IDPH has cited and fined Generations at Neighbors nursing home in Byron after a resident there suffered a broken leg in a fall. One of the basic truisms regarding nursing home falls is that falls beget falls – meaning that once a nursing home resident experiences a fall, they tend to experience additional falls. One […]
Transportation van accident at Generations at Rock Island
IDPH has cited and fined Generations at Rock Island nursing home after a resident there had to be hospitalized due to blood loss following an accident which occurred while being transported by facility staff to an eye doctor appointment. At times nursing home residents will need to leave the facility to attend doctor appointments. Sometimes […]
Failure to follow orders at Generations at Applewood
IDPH has cited and fined Generations at Applewood nursing home in Matteson after a resident there had to be hospitalized due to the failure of the staff to follow orders to hold the resident’s blood thinner medication. Anticoagulant, or blood thinner, medications are an important tool in caring for nursing home residents. They are used […]
Resident-on-resident assault at Alden Long Grove
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Long Grove nursing home after one resident was assaulted by another resident. Psychiatric medications are an important tool in the arsenal of caring for residents with dementia or other psychiatric conditions. However, the use of the medications and the effects and effectiveness of the medications must be carefully monitored. […]
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