IDPH has cited and fined Symphony of Palos Park nursing home after a resident there suffered a brain bleed as a result of a fall which occurred due to him being left unattended while seated on a toilet. Federal regulations pertaining to nursing home falls call for residents to receive supervision and assistance as needed […]
Symphony of Palos Park resident suffers brain bleed in fall from toilet
Failure to obtain treatment orders leads to infection of surgical wound at Loft of Canton
IDPH has cited and fined the Loft Rehab & Nursing of Canton nursing home after a resident there developed a surgical wound infection due to the failure of the staff to obtain orders for the care of the wound. Many persons who undergo surgery are sent to nursing homes for post-operative rehabilitation. Often part of […]
Failure to provide needed assistance leads to fall at Generations of Elmwood Park
IDPH has cited and fined Generations at Elmwood Park nursing home after a resident there suffered a broken hip in a fall. Nursing homes are required to complete a series of documents called the Minimum Data Set (MDS). The MDS is submitted under penalties of perjury to the federal government and is a statement as […]
Westminster Village resident suffers broken leg in fall from toilet
IDPH has cited and fined Westminster Village nursing home in Bloomington after a resident there suffered a broken leg in a fall while getting up from the toilet. Falls are a major source of concern in the long-term care industry. Falls are associated with increased mortality rates, steep declines in the quality of life when […]
Elmwood Nursing & Rehab resident fractures and dislocates hip in two falls
IDPH has cited and fined Elmwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center nursing home in Maryville after a resident fractured his left hip in a fall, underwent surgery to repair that fracture, and then dislocated that same hip in a fall occurring five days after his return to the nursing home. The initial nursing home fall occurred […]
Vandalia Rehab cited for understaffing
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 […]
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. […]
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