IDPH has cited and fined Villa at South Holland nursing home after a resident suffered multiple fractures in his lower back after a lift tipped over during transfer. Used properly, a mechanical lift is a helpful device for transferring residents in a nursing home setting. Of course, the first phrase of the last sentence is […]
Villa at South Holland resident breaks back when lift tips over during transfer
Charleston Rehab resident suffers brain bleed and hip fracture in fall from bed
IDPH has cited and fined Charleston Rehabilitation & Health Care Center nursing home after a resident there suffered a brain bleed and a fractured hip in a fall from bed. There are two basic means by what care the resident is to receive in a nursing home is determined. First, the are physician orders. If […]
Mason City Area Nursing Home resident suffers broken hip in fall due to failure to use gait belt
IDPH has cited and and fined Mason City Area Nursing Home after a resident there fell and suffered a fractured hip while being transferred from her bed to her wheelchair by an aide who was not using a gait belt. Use of a gait belt is a basic fall prevention strategy. A gait belt is […]
Grove at the Lake resident suffers multiple injuries in mechanical lift accident
IDPH has cited the Grove at the Lake nursing home in Zion after a resident there sustained a fractured ankle, an intracranial hemorrhage, and had her dialysis port ripped out when the sling failed while she was being transferred in a mechanical lift by a single aide. This resident was dependent on staff to transfer […]
Westmont Manor resident suffers brain bleed after being rolled from bed
IDPH has cited and fined Westmont Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center nursing home after a resident there suffered a brain bleed due to being rolled from bed by the staff during incontinence care. The resident at issue had a history of having suffered a stroke with resultant left-sided weakness and cognitive deficits. The resident’s Minimum […]
Landmark of Richton Park resident dies due to mishandling of tracheostomy
IDPH has cited and fined Landmark of Richton Park nursing home after a resident there died after a respiratory therapist cut sutures to a fresh tracheostomy without a physician order, leading to the loss of the airway and cardiac arrest. A tracheostomy is a surgically-created airway. A surgeon cuts a hole, or stoma, in the […]
PA Peterson at the Citadel resident breaks neck in fall from toilet
IDPH has cited and fined PA Peterson at the Citadel nursing home in Rockford after a resident there suffered a broken neck in a fall from the toilet. There are a number of conditions that can place a nursing home resident at risk of falling. The ones which we most commonly address are a combination […]
University Rehab resident breaks hip in fall from bed during incontinence care
IDPH has cited and fined University Rehab nursing home in Urbana after a resident there suffered a fractured hip in a fall from bed while he was receiving incontinence care. Doing proper assessments is a basic step to assuring the safety of nursing home residents. Two assessments which are done in well-run nursing homes are […]
Lemont Nursing & Rehab cited for failing to notify doctor of abnormal lab results
IDPH has cited and fined Lemont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center nursing home in Lemont due to the failure of the staff to notify the resident’s doctor of abnormal lab results. One of the basic facts of care in a nursing home is that there are not doctors on hand on a 24-7 basis. However, members […]
Resident sustains jaw, facial fractures in falls at Dimensions Living in Prospect Heights
IDPH has cited and fined Dimensions Living nursing home in Prospect Heights after a resident there was involved in two falls in four days – the first resulting in a broken jaw, the second resulting in facial fractures. One of the basic truisms in the long-term care industry is that if a nursing home is […]
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