The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Alden Lakeland Rehab & Health Care Center when staff failed to administer two out of three prescribed antibiotics to a resident returning from hospitalization, resulting in the resident developing life-threatening sepsis that required emergency rehospitalization. The resident in question was returning from a hospital stay. The […]
Alden Lakeland’s Failure to Administer Critical Antibiotics Leads to Resident’s Life-Threatening Sepsis
Aperion Care Niles Resident Suffers Brain Hemorrhage After Being Left Unsupervised And Falling
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Aperion Care Niles when staff failed to provide proper supervision and safety measures for a fall-risk resident who was left alone in her room without proper footwear and with her walker out of reach, resulting in a fall that caused a subdural hematoma requiring hospitalization. The […]
Paralyzed Resident’s Pleas Ignored Before Dangerous Fall from Nursing Home Bed At Aperion Care Burbank
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Aperion Care Burbank when a staff member attempted to turn a paralyzed resident alone instead of with the required two-person assistance, resulting in the resident falling to the floor and sustaining a head injury that required a trip to the ER. The resident in question had […]
Resident At The Arc At Streator Suffers Hip Fracture Following Fourth Unwitnessed Fall
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined The Arc at Streator when staff failed to implement appropriate interventions for a high-fall-risk resident who experienced four falls within a month, resulting in a hip fracture requiring surgical repair. According to the facility’s Fall Prevention Program, the facility is responsible for “assur[ing] the safety of […]
Resident At Aliya Of Homewood Falls and Suffers Head Injury Due to Lack of Required Toileting Assistance
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Aliya of Homewood when staff failed to provide proper toileting assistance to a high-risk resident with dementia, resulting in two falls with the second causing a head injury requiring hospitalization. The resident in question suffers from diagnoses including history of falling, altered mental status, unspecified dementia, […]
Unsupervised Walk Leads to Fall & Brain Hemorrhage At Serenity Estates Of Lincolnshire
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Serenity Estates of Lincolnshire when staff failed to supervise a resident with dementia walking to their room after dinner, resulting in an unwitnessed fall that caused severe brain bleeding. The resident, who had a documented history of falls and required supervision for walking, was found on […]
Failure to Use Gait Belt Results in Resident’s Severe Leg Fractures At Rushville Nursing & Rehab
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Rushville Nursing & Rehab Center when staff failed to use a required gait belt while helping a legally blind resident walk, resulting in a fall that caused multiple severe fractures and required surgery. The resident in question had a history of muscle weakness and osteoporosis and […]
Catastrophic Fall: Unsecured Van Ramp Sends Oakview Nursing & Rehab Resident Plummeting to Concrete
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Oakview Nursing & Rehab when staff improperly unloaded a resident from a transport van, causing the resident to fall three feet backward onto concrete because the wheelchair ramp was not properly engaged with the van. The fall resulted in two broken vertebrae, with hospital scans showing […]
Unauthorized Drugs and Neglected Care Lead to Patient’s Severe Decline At Integrity Healthcare of Carbondale
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Integrity Healthcare of Carbondale when a resident developed 15 new wounds and severe oral deterioration after staff continued administering medications that doctors had specifically ordered to be discontinued. The unauthorized medications caused extreme drowsiness, leading to the resident’s decline and eventual hospitalization for sepsis. The resident […]
Dementia Patient On Pureed Diet Dies After Eating Turkey Sandwich At City View Multicare Center
The Illinois Department Of Health has cited and fined City View Multicare Center when a resident with dementia on a pureed-food diet died after choking on an unauthorized turkey sandwich. The incident exposed serious gaps in the facility’s dietary safety protocols, as staff failed to prevent the cognitively impaired resident from accessing regular food during […]
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