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Elmwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Maryville, Illinois Fails To Conduct Background Checks On Employees

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

The Elmwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Maryville, Illinois is not conducting background checks with the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registration. Illinois requires that background checks be conducted for all new nursing home residents. Their failure to do so is putting every resident of the facility in jeopardy. On April 11th, a nursing home […]

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Evidence Of Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect At Shady Oaks West, Lockport IL

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

I last wrote about Shady Oaks West nursing home in Lockport, Illinois back in May when they were being investigated by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) after one of their residents suffered a severe fecal impaction at the nursing home. The condition, potentially lethal if left untreated, required a surgical solution. The situation […]

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Evidence Of Nursing Home Abuse Ignored At Stearns Nursing And Rehab

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

Nursing home workers at the Stearns Nursing and Rehab Center in Granite City, Illinois, thought they were doing the right thing by reporting evidence of nursing home abuse to their supervisor. After all, at numerous workshops and staff meetings they had been told to report any evidence of abuse, no matter how small. The two […]

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Evidence Points To Chaotic Environment At Westminster Village Nursing Home

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

A recent inspection by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) of the Westminster Village nursing home in Bloomington, Illinois revealed a chaotic environment. Two staff members were reported to be engaged in a screaming match with each other in the facility dining room. Residents remained fearful even though no violence was reported. Both staff […]

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Disturbing Policy May Hide Nursing Home Falls at Tuscola Health Care Center

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

The Tuscola Health Care Center in Tuscola, Illinois is a 71 bed facility with a three star rating according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). A recent inspection by the Illinois Department of Public Health uncovered a new policy that may hide nursing home falls from the families and physicians of nursing home […]

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Dozens of Jobs Cut As Non-Profit Nursing Home Becomes For-Profit

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

There’s a documentary from a few years ago that shows how skilled, practiced negotiators from large retail companies have turned fleecing town officials into an art form. They make a lot of verbal promises and wave around a big check. Soon the local businesses are out of business, and everyone in town is working for […]

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Dyball Sunshine Nursing Home’s Evacuation Procedures Fail Inspection

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

The failure of Dyball Sunshine Nursing Home to adequately staff their overnight shift risks turning an emergency situation into a tragic disaster, according to a report by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). An emergency situation in a nursing home is different from almost any other institution. Waking nursing home residents is a lengthy […]

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Eden Village Fails To Properly Manage Nursing Home Fall Prevention Strategies

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

The incidents at Eden Village nursing home resulting in a fine from the Illinois Department of Public Health are textbook examples of how nursing home neglect can lead to nursing home falls and serious injuries. A resident with an obvious risk of nursing home falls repeatedly presented behaviors that should have served as warnings and […]

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Egregious Neglect Uncovered At Alden Estates of Barrington

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

A nursing home resident at Alden Estates of Barrington in Barrington, Illinois was rushed to the emergency department at 2:00 PM last June. There’s no specific note in the report from the Illinois Department of Public Health as to who ordered the ambulance, but that person very possibly saved the resident’s life. The Emergency Department […]

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Countryview Home Fails To Curb Resident’s Pica Disorder

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) found that the Countryview Home in Tolono, Illinois was guilty of nursing home neglect after one of their residents successfully ingested a jelly packet, numerous coins, and nuts and bolts. The IDPH found that the Countryview Home failed to provide enough safeguards to prevent the ingestion of foreign […]

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