IDPH has cited Vandalia Rehabilitation & Health Care Center for failing to have enough staff on hand to meet the care needs of the residents. Nursing homes are regulated by both the federal government and the State of Illinois. Both have regulations regarding minimum staffing levels. The state regulation sets a mathematical formula for the […]
Vandalia Rehab cited for understaffing
Resident at Park Pointe in Morris suffers multiple fractures down unlocked stairwell
IDPH has cited and fined Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehab nursing home in Morris after a resident there suffered multiple fractures due to falling down a stairwell. The resident involved in this fall down the stairwell had a care plan for wandering. Wandering is also known as elopement in the long-term care industry and is […]
Prairie Manor resident suffers brain bleed after being rolled out of bed
IDPH has cited and fined Prairie Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Chicago Heights after a resident there suffered a brain bleed due to being rolled out of bed while receiving incontinence care from a single staff member rather than the two that were needed. In the long term care industry, the term “bed mobility” […]
Piatt County Nursing Home resident breaks hip in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Piatt County Nursing Home after a resident there fractured a hip in a fall due to the failure of an aide to provide needed supervision and assistance. Falls are a major issue in the long-term care industry due to the serious negative effects that they have on the mortality and […]
Inverness Health & Rehab resident suffers multiple fractures in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Inverness Health & Rehabilitation nursing home after a resident there suffered multiple fractures in a fall due to violations of the resident care plan. The resident care plan is one of the building blocks by which much of the routine care a resident in a nursing home requires is provided. […]
Pekin Manor resident suffers brain bleed due to fall
IDPH has cited and fined Pekin Manor nursing home after a resident there sustained a brain bleed in a fall. Falls are a significant issue in the long term care industry because of the serious adverse effects they have on the mortality rate and overall quality of life for nursing home residents. Because of this, […]
Chicago Ridge Nursing & Rehab resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Chicago Ridge Nursing & Rehab nursing home after a resident there choked to death on a sandwich. One thing that families almost never envision being a possible outcome when they admit a family member to a nursing home is the possibility that their loved one could choke to death on […]
Accolade of Pontiac resident fractures hip in fall after call light left out of reach
IDPH has cited and fined Accolade Healthcare of Pontiac nursing home after a resident there suffered a hip fracture in a fall. Fall prevention is a major focus of care in nursing homes because falls have such a devastating effect on the mortality and overall quality of life for nursing home residents. One mainstay of […]
Sharon Health Care Elms resident suffers brain bleed in fall while on smoking patio
IDPH has cited and fined Sharon Health Care Elms nursing home in Peoria after a resident there suffered a brain bleed and a compression fracture of a vertebra in her neck after a fall that occurred while she was left unsupervised on the smoking patio. People unfamiliar with nursing homes are sometimes surprised that nursing […]
Dehydration leads to hospital admission for resident at Mattoon Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Mattoon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center nursing home after a resident there had to be sent to the hospital suffering from encephalopathy and acute kidney injury due to dehydration. One of the basic commitments that nursing homes make when they accept a resident for admission is that they will do […]
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