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. […]
Inverness Health & Rehab resident suffers multiple fractures in fall
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 […]
Medication error at River Crossing of Alton leads to hospitalization
IDPH has cited and fined River Crossing of Alton nursing home after a resident there had to be hospitalized with hepatic encephalopathy after not receiving a medication as had been ordered for her. Ammonia is a waste product that builds up in the blood as part of the digestive process. Ordinarily, ammonia is filtered through […]
Failure to give anti-seizure medications at Generations at Rock Island
IDPH has cited and fined Generations at Rock Island nursing home after a resident had to be hospitalized due to seizure activity after not receiving his anti-seizure medications for 36 hours after admission. The resident at issue had been admitted to the facility from home. He had a history of a brain injury and seizures […]
Failure to monitor leads to fall and re-fracture of broken hip for resident at Barry Community Care
IDPH has cited and fined Barry Community Care Center nursing home after a resident who was a known fall risk was left unattended at the nurse’s station and fell, refracturing a recently broken hip. Falls are a major issue in the long-term care industry because they have such significant implications for the well-being of residents. […]
Mar Ka Nursing Home resident breaks both legs in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Mar Ka Nursing Home in Mascoutah after a resident there broke both legs in a fall while being readied for a shower. One of the kinds of records that are unique to the nursing home industry is the Minimum Data Set, or MDS. The MDS collects information regarding the resident’s […]
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