The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Highlight Healthcare of Aurora when staff failed to perform ordered dressing changes on a resident’s surgical amputation site for five days, resulting in the wound becoming infected and infested with maggots. The resident required emergency hospitalization, critical care treatment, intravenous antibiotics, and surgical debridement under general […]
Highlight Healthcare of Aurora Cited After Maggots Found in Resident’s Surgical Wound Following Missed Dressing Changes
Friendship Manor Health Care Cited After Small Wound Became Two Severe Infected Ulcers Requiring Debridement
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Friendship Manor Health Care when staff failed to properly treat a small open wound on a resident’s buttock, allowing it to deteriorate over two months into two severe unstageable pressure ulcers that became infected and required debridement. The facility’s failure to assess, monitor, and provide treatment […]
Friendship Manor Health Care Cited After Small Wound Became Two Severe Infected Ulcers Requiring Surgery
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Friendship Manor Health Care when staff failed to properly treat a small open wound on a resident’s buttock, allowing it to deteriorate over two months into two severe unstageable pressure ulcers that became infected and required surgical debridement. The facility’s failure to assess, monitor, and provide […]
Evercare of Swansea Cited After Two Residents with Severe Mental Health Issues Walked Away Unnoticed
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Evercare of Swansea when two residents with serious mental health conditions walked away from the facility unnoticed, with one found alone in a parking lot after the staff had no idea she was missing. The facility failed to implement basic safety measures despite assessments clearly showing […]
Warren Barr Orland Park Resident Falls from Bed During Care, Breaks Leg
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Warren Barr Orland Park when a nursing assistant improperly turned a 380-pound bedridden resident away from herself during personal care, causing the resident to roll off the bed. The fall resulted in a severe fracture requiring surgical repair with screws and metal hardware. The resident in […]
Sharon Healthcare Willows Aide Left Resident Alone Near Water Spill, Causing Fall and Broken Femur
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Sharon Healthcare Willows when a certified nursing assistant left a resident alone in a room with a large water spill on the floor, despite warning the resident not to get up. The resident fell while attempting to get to the bathroom and suffered a severe fractured […]
Resurrection Place Nursing Home Aide Violated Safety Protocol, Causing Resident to Fall and Break Hip
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Resurrection Place when a certified nurse aide attempted to transfer a resident using a mechanical lift without the required second staff member for assistance. The resident fell from the lift and suffered a displaced fracture of his left femoral neck, requiring surgical intervention and hospitalization. The […]
Pekin Manor Fails to Prevent Severe Pressure Ulcers in Three Residents
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Pekin Manor when the facility failed to implement proper pressure ulcer prevention measures for three residents, resulting in severe stage four pressure ulcers that required surgical debridement. The facility’s failures included not conducting required risk assessments, not providing ordered pressure-relieving equipment, and not following physician treatment […]
Oak Park Oasis Resident Suffers Hip Fracture After Fall Due to Inadequate Supervision
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Oak Park Oasis when a high fall-risk resident with multiple medical conditions fell while attempting to clean up spilled water without proper supervision, resulting in a hip fracture that required emergency surgery. The facility failed to provide adequate oversight despite the resident’s documented need for assistance […]
Midway Neurological Staff Failed to Recognize Critical Brain Injury Signs, Leading to Resident’s Death
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Midway Neurological & Rehabilitation Center when staff failed to recognize critical signs of a traumatic brain injury and delayed emergency medical care for a resident who had fallen twice. The resident died two days later from a massive brain bleed that could have been detected earlier […]
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