IDPH has cited and fined Auburn Rehab & Healthcare Center nursing home after a resident there fell and suffered a fractured hip. There are a handful of factors which make a resident a fall risk. One factor is some form of musculoskeletal weakness or dysfunction. Another is that the resident has some form of dementia […]
Auburn Rehab resident suffers hip fracture in fall
Symphony of Midway resident suffers fatal fall from window
IDPH has cited and fined Symphony of Midway nursing home in Chicago after a resident there suffered multiple fractures and died after falling from a fourth floor window. The resident at issue had multiple issues including a history of alcohol abuse and alcohol induced dementia. As part of the care planning process, he was assessed […]
Police fractures the skull of resident who wandered from Integrity of Smithton
IDPH had cited and fined Integrity of Smithton nursing home after a resident wandered from the nursing home and was injured by the police. “Elopement” is the technical term for wandering from the nursing home. Generally, the residents who at risk for elopement or wandering suffer from relatively few physical impairments but have significant cognitive […]
Hitz Memorial Home resident dropped from lift
IDPH has cited and fined Hitz Memorial Home nursing home in Alhambra after a resident there fell from a lift during transfer, suffering a large hematoma which became an abscess. Used properly, a mechanical lift is a great tool for use in a nursing home. Used properly, it allows a resident to be transferred from […]
Riverview Rehab resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Riverview Rehab nursing home in Elgin after a resident there choked to death while being fed by an aide. One of the functions that a speech therapist plays in the care of nursing home residents is assessing the resident’s ability to eat safely. This is done by assessing the resident’s […]
Lakeshore Rehab resident rolled out of bed, breaks leg
IDPH has cited and fined Lakeshore Rehab & Healthcare nursing home in Joliet after an aide rolled a resident out of bed while providing incontinent care causing the resident to suffer a broken femur. The resident at issue was described as a “larger lady” whose medical history included a stroke with residual left-sided weakness and […]
Niles Nursing & Rehab resident sustains fatal brain bleed in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Niles Nursing & Rehabilitation Center nursing home after a resident there suffered a brain bleed in a fall which resulted in her death. The care planning process is the fundamental method by which the routine care that is provided to residents in nursing homes is provided. The whole point of […]
Pearl Pavilion resident dies of pulmonary embolism after not receiving blood thinners
IDPH has cited and fined Pearl Pavilion nursing home in Freeport after a resident there died of a pulmonary embolism brought about by the failure of the nursing home to authorize the purchase of an expensive blood thinner medication that had been ordered for him. A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that becomes lodged […]
Fall at Lexington of Orland results in facial fractures
IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Orland Park nursing home after a resident there sustained multiple facial fractures in a fall. One of the basic requirements for the right kinds of care to be delivered to residents in a nursing home is that the staff who is charged with delivering it must know what […]
Bella Terra Wheeling resident receives roommmate’s diabetes medications
IDPH has cited and fined Bella Terra nursing home in Wheeling after a resident there received the diabetes medication for his roommate, resulting in an intensive care admission for severe hypoglycemia. One of the basic tasks that nurses have is passing medications. When they pass medications, nurses are trained to follow the 5 rights: (1) […]
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