IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Orland Park nursing home after a resident there was found with a Stage 4 bed sore on her sacrum. Bed sores are an area of intense focus in the long-term care industry for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the development of bed […]
Warren Barr North Shore resident rolled from bed, suffers fractured ankle
IDPH has cited and fined Warren Barr North Shore nursing home in Highland Park after a resident there was rolled out of bed while receiving incontinence care, suffering multiple fractures of the tibia and fibula. Bed mobility is a term that generally refers to a resident’s ability to move and change position in bed. Some […]
Resident undergoes electroconvulsive therapy after Palm Terrace fails to give antipsychotic medication
IDPH has cited and fined Palm Terrace nursing home in Mattoon after staff there failed to give a prescribed antipsychotic medication to one of the residents, leading to a breakdown of the resident which required the resident to be hospitalized and undergo electroconvulsive therapy. The resident at issue had a history of mental illness and […]
River Bluff resident fractures elbow in fall from wheelchair
IDPH has cited and fined River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford after a resident there suffered a fractured elbow in a fall from her wheelchair. For residents who are a fall risk, staying in a seated position is often the safest place to be. However, when a resident has poor trunk control as a result […]
Flora Gardens staff fails to give antibiotic, leading to death of resident
IDPH has cited and fined Flora Gardens Care Center nursing home in Flora after a resident there died after the staff failed to give her the antibiotics which had been prescribed for a urinary tract infection. One of the places where failures in the delivery of care can occur in nursing homes is in transitions […]
Understaffing at Generations at Rock Island leads to fall and hip fracture
IDPH has cited and fined Generations at Rock Island nursing home after a resident there sustained a fractured hip caused in part by the understaffing of the nursing home. In this blog, we often discuss the importance of the care planning process in delivering the routine care that is absolutely necessary to assure the health, […]
Red Bud Regional Care staff fails to respond to call light, leading to fall
IDPH has cited and fined Red Bud Regional Care Center nursing home after a resident there fell after getting out of bed to shut the lights off because the staff did not respond to her call light. There are a number of factors which can contribute to a resident being a fall risk. Among these […]
Bella Terra Wheeling resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Bella Terra Wheeling nursing home after a resident there choked to death while eating dinner without supervision. We have written in this blog many times about the significance of the care planning process, and the tragic results that can come from a lack of care planning, poor care planning, or […]
Sharon Health Care Willows resident undergoes surgery for bed sore
IDPH has cited and fined Sharon health Care Willows nursing home in Peoria after a resident there developed a bed sore on his buttocks which declined to the point that it required surgery and treatment with IV antibiotics. Federal regulations provide that when a resident enters a nursing home without having a bed sore, he […]
Alden Valley Ridge fails to give resident anti-seizure medications
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Valley Ridge Nursing Home in Bloomingdale after a resident there had to be hospitalized after experiencing grand mal seizures brought on by a failure to give prescribed anti-seizure medications. The resident at issue had a history of epilepsy with seizures. When he was discharged from the hospital to the […]
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