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Broken Leg, Lacerations After Fall At Warren Park Nursing Home

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

A resident at the Warren Park Health and Living Center in Chicago, Illinois fell from his bed and suffered multiple cuts and bruises to his face as well as a fractured leg. The resident had been determined to be a high risk for falls during his last evaluation.

The nursing home fall took place during a care treatment. The resident was on his side for the treatment. After it was completed, they rolled the resident without putting up the rails, and he fell to the floor.

The resident told the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) inspector that the certified nurses aide (CNA) in charge of his care “was in such a hurry she didn’t put the rail up before turning me.”

Side rails are cloth or padded rails that can be attached to nursing home beds. When the rails are up, they can prevent a nursing home resident from accidentally rolling off of the bed. When they’re left down, serious injuries can easily occur. The resident also told inspectors that the rails are never utilized with any consistency, a fact he attributed to poor training.  He told the nursing home inspector that “One day they’re up, then they’re down.”

Nursing home falls are extremely dangerous for all nursing home residents. For residents who are already suffering from debilitating conditions, a nursing home fall can begin a downward health spiral that the resident will never recover from. For other nursing home residents, a nursing home fall can mean the end to the vestiges of independence that make up a positive quality of life.

If you have a loved one who has been seriously injured after a nursing home fall in an Illinois nursing home, contact our Chicago nursing home lawyers for a free and confidential case evaluation.

Other blog posts on nursing home falls:

Fall and brain bleed at Alpine Fireside in Rockford

Unsupervised resident falls from wheelchair and fractures hip at Meadowbrook Manor

Broken pelvis from fall from wheelchair at Genesis in Aledo

Failure to care for broken leg at Parker Rehab in Streator

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