A new website launched by ProPublica is changing the way that people can search for problems and deficiencies with nursing homes in their local area. Over the past few months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have begun publishing their nursing home violation reports on the web. The analysis of the inspections have always […]
No New Illinois Nursing Homes In Medicare Special Focus Facility Update
The Special Focus Facility (SFF) list is generated and updated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Being on the list is a warning provided by the CMS. Too much time spent on the list, and the CMS will no longer provide reimbursements to those facilities. Since nearly all nursing homes and hospitals […]
North Adams Nursing Home Fined For Dangerous Transfer
“No Harm; no foul” is a popular playground refrain. The idea is that if no serious damage occurred, there can’t have been anything too dangerous or against the rules of the game happening. But waiting for a serious injury to take place is not a reasonable attitude for a playground, and it’s an outrageous viewpoint […]
Norwood Crossing Resident Chokes After Being Fed Wrong Meal, Wrongful Death
A resident of the Norwood Crossing nursing home choked to death after she was fed the wrong meal. The victim was an 88-year old woman diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. When she was admitted to Norwood Crossing she was placed on a soft food diet. The plan of care stated that she was “needing supervision/oversight, encouragement or […]
Nursing Home Abandons Resident At Truck Stop
In late July of this year, a vehicle from the Lebanon Care Center pulled up to a truck stop off Rt. 15 in Alorton, Illinois. There they left a nursing home resident and two bags of his clothing. They left no identification, no food, and none of his medications. As with many things, the situation […]
Neglect Leads To Nursing Home Falls at Hope Creek Care
Two residents at Hope Creek Care in East Moline, Illinois were seriously injured when staff failed to properly use a mechanical lift to transfer residents from their beds to wheelchairs. Mechanical lifts are complicated safety devices that utilize a sling and a number of straps to secure the resident while being transferred through the air. […]
Negligence at Faith Care Center Leaves Resident In Great Pain
The Faith Care Center nursing home in Highland, Illinois, betrayed the faith entrusted to them by the family of one of their residents when they allowed her to suffer great pain for an extended period while in their care. It’s hard to determine exactly how long the resident was experiencing pain. Because the nursing home […]
New Illinois Amendment Offers Financial Clarity To Nursing Home Residents and Families
An amendment to the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act will provide some clarity to nursing home residents and their families and perhaps some financial security as well. The amendment was recently signed into law by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. The amendment states that nursing homes are obligated to provide a written statement explaining the financial […]
New Illinois Nursing Home Sets Move-In Date
Heddington Oaks, a new nursing home in Peoria County, Illinois, is now able to set an official move-in date. The nursing home officially opened a few months ago, but problems with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) kept the nursing home from accepting new residents. Specifically, the nursing home had no adequate evacuation plan, […]
Multiple Medication Errors Found At Comfort Harbor Home
The Comfort Harbor Home in Milan, Illinois has been cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for a series of medication errors that have taken place inside the nursing home. After IDPH inspectors followed up with pharmacists and physicians, it was determined that the victims had been receiving medications that were never ordered. […]
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