The Balmoral Home in Chicago ignored a physician’s orders for specific treatment for one of their residents suffering from multiple sclerosis. As a result, the resident developed multiple bed sores on her foot and knee that required surgical debridement. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. Because of […]
Beatings And Nursing Home Abuse Common At Sacred Heart Home
The recent inspection report of the Sacred Heart Home in Chicago contains a horrific incident of nursing home abuse. Beyond that, it also paints a picture of a nursing home out of control, where resident violence has become a daily occurrence. A resident of Sacred Heart Home was publicly beaten by nursing home staff, the […]
Bed Alarm Failure Results In Broken Leg At Symphony of Joliet Nursing Home
A resident suffered a broken leg after a nursing home fall at the Symphony of Joliet Nursing Home in Joliet, Illinois. The resident had a history of falls, and Symphony of Joliet had put an intervention in place stipulating that a bed alarm be utilized every night. What is a bed alarm? Nursing home interventions […]
Bed Sore Neglect Uncovered At Village at Victory Lakes
A resident of the Village at Victory Lakes nursing home in Lindenhurst, Illinois developed a state II pressure ulcer while a resident at the facility. Any pressure ulcer that presents at a nursing home facility or other health care facility is almost always a result of nursing home neglect. Further disturbing details that are a […]
Bed Sore Requires Surgical Treatment at Regency Rehabilitation Center, Niles Illinois
An infected bed sore nearly cost one resident his life at the Regency Rehabilitation Center in Niles, Illinois. The resident, an 85-year-old man, developed a bed sore at the facility that became septic and required a surgical debridement. As a bed sore lawyer, I get frustrated when a nursing home resident develops any bed sore […]
Arthur Home Violation of Nursing Home Neglect & Bedsores Results in $18,300 Fine
The Arthur Home in Arthur, Illinois was fined $18,300 by the state of Illinois for nursing home neglect that resulted in a life threatening situation for one of their residents. The fine was for substandard care that resulted in numerous bedsores, and the $18,300 is higher than a standard fine for a bedsore-related nursing home […]
Asta Care Center Of Bloomington Fined $3,300 For Failing To Prevent Bedsores
Asta Care Center of Bloomington in Bloomington, Illinois was fined $3,300 because of nursing home neglect that led to the development of two bedsores, or pressure ulcers, on a resident in January of this year. The detailed report illustrates the sad decline of a citizen’s health and the neglectful way the nursing home responded to […]
Asta Care Center Of Colfax Nursing Home Lacks Actual Nurses
The regulations that exist for nursing homes and other skilled nursing facilities are fairly light with regard to the staffing of nurses. This is probably due to the wide variance in the number of beds that nursing homes contain. After all, some nursing homes house hundreds of residents under a single roof. Others may contain […]
Asta Care of Elgin Fined For Multiple Nursing Home Neglect Incidents
The Asta Care Center of Elgin, Illinois was recently fined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid after a series of incidents revealed a severe lack of training, leadership, and accountability. It’s incredibly fortunate that no residents were killed as a result. For one resident, nursing home staff cruelly and unnecessarily refused to provide him […]
Autistic Abuse In Nursing Home Caught On Camera
Nursing home workers were caught on camera beating a 22-year-old autistic boy in a nursing home. The security camera was placed in the home after the family found bruises on the young man’s ears and legs. They even documented burns on his arms. For years, the family took care of him at home. But […]