IDPH has cited and fined Symphony of Buffalo Grove nursing home when a resident suffered fractures to both legs during an unsafe transfer. The resident at issue had been receiving hospice services for over a year based on a diagnosis of a failure to thrive. She was not able to communicate in a meaningful way, […]
Resident develops bed sore at Avantara of Elgin
IDPH has cited and fined Avatara of Elgin nursing home after a resident there developed a bed sore after the staff failed to take basic preventive measures after admission. There are a handful of factors that place a resident at risk for developing bed sores. The most prominent of these is immobility. To combat that […]
Resident assaulted by roommate at Countryside Nursing & Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Countryside Nursing & Rehab in Dolton after a resident there was assaulted by her roommate and sustained multiple injuries. One of the little-known facts about the nursing home industry is that many nursing homes accept residents who suffer from significant forms of mental illness. Many times these are residents who […]
Resident receives wrong medications at Manor Court of Freeport
IDPH has cited and fined Manor Court of Freeport nursing home after a resident there received the medications which were to be given to another resident resulting in an admission to the intensive care unit. Dispensing medications is one of the basics tasks that a nurse in a nursing home does on a regular basis. […]
Resident wanders from Claridge Healthcare Center
IDPH has cited and fined Claridge Healthcare Center in Lake Bluff after a resident wandered from the facility and suffered facial injuries in a fall while crossing a 4-lane road nearly a half mile from the facility. Elopement is the technical term for wandering from the nursing home and is something that poses a serious […]
Multiple medication patches at Seminary Manor result in seizure
IDPH has cited and fined Seminary Manor nursing home in Galesburg after a resident there was overdosed with a medication intended to treat dementia and suffered seizures as a result. There are some medications that are administered by way of a transdermal patch, meaning that there is a patch applied to the person receiving the […]
Pittsfield Manor resident suffers fatal fall
IDPH has cited and fined Pittsfield Manor nursing home after a resident from that facility suffered a fatal brain bleed while being transported to a dental appointment. There are times when nursing home residents need to obtain services which cannot be offered in the facility. At times, family will take them, but when the nursing […]
Failure to treat pressure ulcer at Franciscan Village in Lemont
IDPH has cited and fined Franciscan Village nursing home in Lemont after a pressure ulcer on a resident’s foot decline due to a lack of treatment, resulting the resident developing osteomyelitis. Federal regulations regarding bed sores provide that after a resident develops a pressure ulcer or bed sore, they are to receive care, treatment, and […]
Fall from bed yields broken leg at Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home in Alton
IDPH has cited and fined Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home in Alton after a resident fell from the edge of her bed and suffered a broken leg. The resident at issue was admitted to the nursing home for rehab. Her Minimum Data Set indicated that she required an extensive assist of two for bed mobility […]
Nurse attacked by resident at Parker Nursing & Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Parker Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Streator after a series of incidents involving a physically aggressive and violent resident which ended with a nurse having to be taken to the hospital. Some readers of this blog may feel that we are unfair to nurses and that they get unfairly blamed […]
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