IDPH has cited Bella terra Elmhurst nursing home after a resident there suffered a fractured femur and dislocated knee in a fall. One of the well-worn paths for injury to nursing home residents is having one person do a two-person job (see here, here, here, here, and here for examples). Most often, this occurs because […]
Bella Terra Elmhurst resident fractures hip, dislocates knee in fall
Violation of care plan at Generations Oakton Pavillion leads to fall and fracture
IDPH has cited and fined Generations Oakton Pavillion after a resident there suffered a fractured leg in a fall which occurred due to staff attempting to manually transfer her from wheelchair to bed without using a lift, in violation of the resident’s care plan. Much of the routine care that residents receive in a nursing […]
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center resident dropped from lift, breaks hip
IDPH has cited and fined Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center nursing home in Rockford after a resident there suffered a fractured hip when she was dropped from a lift during a transfer. Used properly, a mechanical lift is a great tool for providing care for nursing home residents with severe mobility deficits. They allow residents to […]
Use of improper lift at Sunset Home leads to intensive care unit admission
IDPH has cited and fined Sunset Home nursing home in Quincy after a resident there had to be admitted to the intensive care unit at the hospital due to internal bleeding caused by the use of an improper lift by staff. There were three key variables in this incident: use of blood thinner medication, a […]
Bethany Rehab resident suffers brain bleed and seizures due to medication error
IDPH has cited and fined Bethany Rehabilitation and Health Care Center nursing home in DeKalb after a resident there suffered a brain bleed and seizures due to a medication error regarding the administration of his coumadin. Many nursing home residents take anticoagulant or “blood thinner” medications. Used for a variety of purposes such as a […]
Newman Rehab resident suffers burns to leg from radiator
IDPH has cited and fined Newman Rehab & Health Care Center after a resident there suffered burns to his right lower leg and both feet due to his bed being placed directly against a hot electric baseboard heater. The resident at issue suffered from multiple conditions, including dementia, Parkinson’s, myofascial pain, lumbar radiculopathy, and history […]
Resident dropped from lift due to use of improper sling at Carlinville Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Carlinville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center nursing home after a resident there suffered a fractured humerus after being dropped from a lift because the staff used a sling which should not have been used with that lift – in violation of manufacturer’s specs. Used properly, a mechanical lift is a […]
Michaelsen Health Center resident rolled from bed, suffers brain bleed
IDPH has cited and fined Michaelsen Health Center nursing home in Batavia after a resident there suffered a brain bleed after being rolled out of bed. In the nursing home industry, the term “bed mobility” refers to the ability of a resident to change and maintain position in bed. Bed mobility is one of the […]
Violation of care plan and orders leads to broken leg at Meadowbrook Manor in Bolingbrook
IDPH has cited and fined Meadowbrook Manor nursing home in Bolingbrook after a resident there suffered a broken leg while being transferred to bed manually by a CNA rather than with a lift as called for by the resident care plan and by the orders from her doctor. In a nursing home, the Minimum Data […]
Resident at AHVA Care of Winfield chokes to death on a peanut butter sandwich
IDPH has cited and fined AHVA Care of Winfield nursing home after a resident there choked to death on a peanut butter sandwich. The risk of choking on food is a risk that residents in nursing homes are often at increased risk for as compared to the general population. There are a handful of factors […]
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