IDPH has cited and fined Pittsfield Manor nursing home after a resident from that facility suffered a fatal brain bleed while being transported to a dental appointment. There are times when nursing home residents need to obtain services which cannot be offered in the facility. At times, family will take them, but when the nursing […]
Pittsfield Manor resident suffers fatal fall
Failure to treat pressure ulcer at Franciscan Village in Lemont
IDPH has cited and fined Franciscan Village nursing home in Lemont after a pressure ulcer on a resident’s foot decline due to a lack of treatment, resulting the resident developing osteomyelitis. Federal regulations regarding bed sores provide that after a resident develops a pressure ulcer or bed sore, they are to receive care, treatment, and […]
Fall from bed yields broken leg at Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home in Alton
IDPH has cited and fined Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home in Alton after a resident fell from the edge of her bed and suffered a broken leg. The resident at issue was admitted to the nursing home for rehab. Her Minimum Data Set indicated that she required an extensive assist of two for bed mobility […]
Nurse attacked by resident at Parker Nursing & Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Parker Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Streator after a series of incidents involving a physically aggressive and violent resident which ended with a nurse having to be taken to the hospital. Some readers of this blog may feel that we are unfair to nurses and that they get unfairly blamed […]
Breakdown in care leads to broken leg at Chalet Living & Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Chalet Nursing & Rehab nursing home in Chicago after a resident there fell while out on pass in the community and suffered a broken leg. People in nursing homes are generally in nursing homes because they have care needs that cannot be met at home. Many have needs that require […]
Unstageable ulcer to heel at Willow Rose in Jerseyville
IDPH has cited and fined Willow Rose Rehabilitation & Health nursing home in Jerseyville after a resident there developed an unstageable pressure ulcer to the heel. Bed sores are also called pressure ulcers or pressure sores because one of the main things that cause these wounds is pressure on the small blood vessels which supply […]
Resident falls from van at Casey Healthcare
IDPH has cited and fined Casey Healthcare nursing home after a resident there fell from a van while being unloaded after an outing. The nursing home has arranged for a pontoon boat outing for the residents and transported them back and forth from the outing with a van equipped with a lift. When the group […]
Failure to give HIV medications at Bria of Belleville
IDPH has cited and fined Bria of Belleville nursing home after the staff there failed to give him the medications required treat his HIV. Nursing home residents are in nursing homes for a reason – either they are unable care for themselves, or they have chronic diseases or conditions which require ongoing care. Regardless of […]
Failure to notify doctor of abnormal labs at Momence Meadows
IDPH has cited and fined Momence Meadows nursing home after the staff failed to notify the resident’s doctor of a critically high lab value, resulting in the resident being sent to the hospital and placed on dialysis. Doctors are not present in a nursing home on a 24/7 basis and when they are not there, […]
Fall results in fractured kneecap at Country Health in Gifford
IDPH has cited and fined Country Health nursing home in Gifford after a resident there suffered a fractured kneecap in a fall. Falls are a serious issue in the long-term care industry. When nursing home residents fall, they tend to suffer catastrophic injuries such as fractured hips and brain bleeds at a rate far greater […]
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