IDPH has cited and fined Pekin Manor nursing home after a resident there had to be hospitalized with respiratory failure due to the failure of the staff to order necessary medical equipment. The resident at issue was admitted to the nursing home with orders from his doctor to have his chest tube drained daily until […]
Fall from shower chair leads to brain bleed and death at Manorcare of Arlington Heights
IDPH has cited and fined Manorcare of Arlington Heights nursing home after a resident there fell from a shower chair, suffered a brain bleed, and died. Providing basic personal care, like bathing and showering residents, is one of the basic tasks that needs to be done in a nursing home. However, like any task in […]
Failure to monitor anticoagulant levels at Greentree of Bradley
IDPH has cited and fined Greentree of Bradley nursing home after a resident was hospitalized with a gastronintestimal bleed caused by the failure of the nursing home staff to monitor the resident’s levels of anticoagulant medication. Blood thinning medications, or anticoagulants, are an important tool in the doctor’s toolbox for maintaining the health of nursing […]
Bed sore requires surgery for Timbercreek Rehab resident
IDPH has cited and fined Timbercreek Rehab nursing home in Pekin after a resident’s bed sore declined to the point that surgery was required. “Bed sores” are sometimes referred to as “pressure ulcers” because one of the main components in causing these painful wounds is pressure from the resident’s own body weight over the bony […]
Short-staffing leads to fall at Warren Barr North Shore
IDPH has cited and fined Warren Barr North Shore nursing home in Highland Park after a resident sustained a head injury in a fall that was caused by short-staffing of the nursing home. People who reside in nursing homes need help. That’s why they are there. Federal regulations require the nursing home to have staff […]
Moorings staff fails to notify doctor
IDPH has cited and fined The Moorings nursing home in Arlington Heights after the nursing staff failed to notify the doctor that a resident was having coffee ground emesis (a sign of internal bleeding) resulting in a delay in the resident obtaining care and the wrongful death of the nursing home resident. One of the […]
Broken ankle from fall at Aperion of Mascoutah
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion of Mascoutah nursing home after a resident there slipped on ice that was on the floor. One of the basic beliefs that I have as a nursing home lawyer is that nursing home fall cases are not slip-and-fall cases, and lawyers who look at nursing home falls like they […]
Failure to assist resident to bathroom results in fall at Heritage Health in Peru
IDPH has cited and fined Heritage Health nursing home in Peru after a resident fell and suffered a knee injury when an aide failed to provide needed assistance to the bathroom. The resident at issue was assessed as being at high risk for falls and required the extensive assist of two for transfers and the […]
Multiple residents victimized by fellow resident at Winning Wheels
IDPH has cited and fined Winning Wheels nursing home in Prophetstown after multiple residents were victims of physical and sexual assaults by a fellow resident. The word “home” in the term “nursing home” is there for a reason – it is the home of each of the residents there, and each and every nursing home […]
Failure to give anti-seizure medication at Lexington of Orland Park
IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Orland Park nursing home after the failure to give anti-seizure medications resulted in a resident requiring a lengthy admission to the intensive care unit of the hospital. One of the basic functions that a nursing home carries out is the administration of medications as ordered by a physician. […]
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