IDPH has cited and fined Alden Town Manor nursing home in Cicero after a resident wandered out the front door in a wheelchair and rolled down the front stairs, suffering multiple injuries which resulted in the wrongful death of this nursing home resident. The resident at issue was wheelchair-bound due to hemiplegia (paralysis on one […]
Wandering Alden Town Manor resident falls down stairs, suffers fatal injuries
St. Anthony’s fails to treat resident’s pain during wound care
IDPH has cited and fined St. Anthony’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Rock Island for failing to treat a resident for pain during wound care. Click the link in the prior sentence to check out the actual citation issued by IDPH. It is really disturbing reading. The resident at issue was suffering from cellulitis of […]
Resident suffers fractures in fall at Chateau Nursing & Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Chateau Nursing & Rehabilitation in Willowbrook after a resident suffered multiple fractures in a nursing home fall. The resident at issue had signiifcant cognitive impairments and needed extensive assitance with locomotion throughout the unit. Her physician told the state inspector that she did not have a concept of danger for […]
Sandwich Rehab fails to obtain test ordered by doctor
IDPH has cited and fined Sandwich Rehab after it took 8 days to get test results s for a resident showing signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection. The resident at issue suffered from urinary retention, a condition where the bladder does not empty completely. To help the bladder empty, she was provided with […]
Sauk Valley Senior Living fails to provide proper tracheostomy care
IDPH has cited and fined Sauk Valley Senior Living in Rock Falls after a resident was admitted to the hospital in respiratory distress due the failure of the nurisng staff provide proper care for a resident with a tracheostomy. The resident at issue was 31 years old who suffered a severe brain injury after choking […]
Resident fall at Walker Nursing Home
IDPH has cited and fined Walker Nursing Home in Virginia, Illinois after a resident suffer a broken tibia and fibula in a fall which required surgical repair. The amount of the fine was $25,000 which is one of the highest that can be imposed against a nursing home. The details of the citation are scarce, […]
Unsupervised resident falls on smoking deck at Uptown Health Center
IDPH has cited and fined Uptown Health Center in Chicago after an unsupervised resident fell on the smoking deck. Federal regulations require that residents receive supervision and assistive devices necessary to prevent accidents. When there are smoking accidents at nursing homes or nursing home falls, this is often one of the regulations which has been […]
Resident suffers from pressure ulcers at Parker Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Parker Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Streator regarding the pressure ulcers or bed sores one resident developed while a resident there. There are two basic federal regulations relating to bed sores. The first of these provide that a resident entering a nursing home without a bed sore should receive care […]
Fall from shower chair at Charleston Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Charleston Rehab and Health Care Center in Charleston after a resident suffered a fractured arm in a fall from a shower chair. The resident at issue was completely dependent on the staff for all activities and care, had significant cognitive deficits, and had poor trunk control. Poor trunk control is […]
Assault by fellow resident results in broken hip at Stephenson Nursing Center
IDPH has cited and fined Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport after a resident suffered a broken hip due to being pushed down by a fellow resident. The assailant was well-known to staff and fellow residents as being physically aggressive who did not enjoy interacting with fellow residents and did not allow other residents to touch […]
Dialysis patient bleeds to death at Warren Barr North Shore
IDPH has cited and fined Warren Barr North Shore nursing home in Lincolnshire after a resident bled to death after she manipulated her dialysis port. The resident at issue was a long-term resident of the nursing home and received dialysis three times a week. In addition to the medical issues which required dialysis, she was […]
PA Peterson resident breaks both legs in fall
IDPH has cited and fined PA Peterson at the Citadel nursing home in Rockford after a resident broke both legs in a fall from bed. The resident at issue was a hospice patient. She had earlier been assessed as being a high fall risk due to a history of falling, poor balance, anbd forgetting her […]
Brain bleed from fall at Landmark of Des Plaines
IDPH has cited and fined Landmark of Des Plaines Rehab nursing home after a resident sustained a brain bleed due to a fall from bed. The resident at issue had a movement disorder which left her a total assist with all activities of daily living and bed mobility. She was an assist of two with […]
Resident burned by hot pack at Miller Health Center
IDPH cited and fined Miller Health Center in Kankakee after a resident sustained burns from a hot pack that required debridement. The resident at issue was 82 years old and was suffering from neck pain. The nurse practitioner for his primary care physician issued an order for use of icy hot cream and a hot […]
Improper transfer at Southgate nursing home
Southgate Health care Center in Metropolis has been cited and fined by IDPH after a resident sustained multiple fractures due to falling during a transfer in which the aide was not using a gait belt. The resident at issue was 88 years old and suffered from Parkinson. She had contractures and had been non-weight bearing […]
Resident develops bed sore at Nokomis Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Nokomis Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Nokomis after a resident was discovered to have an unstageable pressure ulcer. Bed sores are a major issue in the long term care industry. This is an area which is specifically addressed in federal regulations. Nursing homes are charged with responsibility for preventing […]
Spinal fracture from fall from bed at Pine Acres
IDPH has cited and fined Pine Acres Rehabilitation & Living Center nursing home in Dekalb after a resident there suffered a spinal fracture in a fall from bed. The resident at issue was 77 years old and suffered from Parkinson’s and dementia. She had a care plan in place which called for extensive assist assist […]
Diabetes medication not given at Alden Estates of Orland Park
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Estates of Orland Park nursing home after the failure of the nursing staff to provide insulin to a diabetic resident resulted in the admission of the resident to the hospital with critically high blood sugar levels. The resident at issue was a new admission to the nursing home who […]
Urinary catheter injury at Friendship Manor
IDPH has cited and fined Friendship Manor nursing home in Nashville, Illinois after a resident suffered injury due to improper insertion of an indwelling catheter. The resident at issue was a 36 year old quadraplegic who had a neurogenic bladder as a result of his injuries, meaning that due to his spinal cord injury, he […]
Fatal Choking Accident at Iona Glos
IDPH has cited and fined Iona Glos Specialized Living Center in Addison, Illinois after a fatal choking accident involving a resident there. Iona Glos is a facility that primarily serves adults with developmental disabilities. The resident at issue had devlopmental delays which manifested itself in part by the resident “shoveling” food into his mouth while […]
Resident rolled from bed at Villa of South Holland
IDPH has cited and fined the Villa of South Holland nursing home after a resident suffered a head injury after being rolled from bed by staff. The resident at issue suffered from advanced multiple sclerosis and had contractures and muscular weakness of her extremities. Because of her disease process, she could not hold a side-lying […]
Fall from commode at Pekin Manor
IDPH cited and fined Pekin Manor in Pekin after a resident suffered a head injury in fall from the commode. The resident at issue was unable to walk independently and was brought to the toilet by an aide. After the resident was place on the toilet, the aide left the room, and at some point […]
California Gardens fails to obtain respiratory equipment
IDPH has cited and fined California Gardens nursing home in Chicago after it failed to obtain necessary respiratory equipment for a newly admitted resident, resulting in the resident suffering respiratory failure and requiring hospitalization. The resident at issue suffered from respiratory failure due to neuromuscular weakness. His admission to the nursing home was a planned […]
Resident wanders from Good Samaritan Society in Mount Carroll
IDPH cited and fined the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Mt. Carroll after a resident wandered from the facility and suffered a heart attack. One of the common reasons that families make the decision to admit a loved one to a nursing home is that they are suffering from a form dementia and have […]
Unsafe transfer at Alden Courts of Shorewood
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Courts of Shorewood after a resident suffered a fractured tibia and fibula due to an improper transfer. The resident at issue had significant cognitive impairments, required extensive to total assist with all activities of daily living, and had functional limitations in range of motion in the bilateral upper an […]
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