The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a citation to Village at Victory Lakes nursing home in Lindenhurst after a resident suffered a broken leg in a nursing home fall when she was rolled out of bed by an aide. The resident in question was bed bound and had next to no movement on her […]
Resident Rolled Out of Bed at Village at Victory Lakes
Resident Rolled Out of Bed by Staff at Generations of Applewood
The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a citation against the Generations at Applewood nursing home in Matteson. The resident suffered a fractured hip as a result which required surgery. The resident at issue had diagnoses which included muscle weakness and dementia. Her care plan called for assist of two with bed mobility. This means […]
Fall and Brain Bleed at Alpine Fireside
The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a citation and fined Alpine Fireside Health Center in Rockford after a resident had a fall from a wheelchair and experienced a brain bleed. This case is a classic example of a situation where things had been going wrong for weeks and everyone missed it. The resident had […]
Unsupervised resident falls from wheelchair, breaks hip at Meadowbrook Manor in Naperville
Meadowbrook Manor in Naperville was cited by IDPH and fined $25,000 after a resident suffered a nursing home fall while unsupervised in the dining room. The resident at issue suffered from dementia and was wheelchair-bound. She had a history of falls and had demonstrated frequent confusion. She also had a history of demonstrating impulsive behavior […]
Danville Care Center Cited for Unsafe Transfer
Danville Care Center was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health for an unsafe transfer that left a resident with a fractured tibia. The resident’s care plan called for her to be transferred from bed with a mechanical lift using two aides. In this case, a lift was used and two aides were in […]
Pontiac Fall
Pontiac Healthcare & Rehab Center in Pontiac, Illinois was fined by IDPH after a complaint investigation was undertaken after a resident suffered an intercranial bleed and multiple facial fractures after she had a nursing home fall while being toileted. The resident at issue had long been assessed as being a fall risk, and the nursing […]
Facility-Acquired Bed Sores Uncovered At Gilman Healthcare Center
Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers and decubitus ulcers are extremely dangerous injuries for nursing home residents. They are also one of the best barometers for whether or not nursing home neglect is taking place. There are three main factors that contribute to bed sores. Constant pressure on a specific part of the body, […]
Resident Fractures Spine in fall at Geneva Nursing & Rehab
Two residents at the Geneva Nursing and Rehab Center in Geneva, Illinois were seriously injured due to nursing home falls they experienced at the facility. One of the resident’s spine was fractured and another required six staple sutures to the back of her head. The first resident is an 86-year-old Alzheimer’s patient who was injured […]
Multiple Injuries At Franklin Grove Nursing Home Hint At Lack of Leadership
Three residents at the Franklin Grove Living and Rehab in Franklin Grove, Illinois experienced dangerous mishaps at the facility, and the nature of those incidents indicates a lack of leadership and training. The first incident occurred during a transfer of a resident to her wheelchair using a mechanical lift. The woman’s foot got caught in […]
Broken Equipment and Broken Bones At Danville Care Center
A resident at the Danville Care Center in Danville, Illinois fractured two bones in her leg when the staff at the facility attempted to transfer her without the use of the mechanical lift required by her plan-of-care. The victim’s physician ordered that she only be transferred with a mechanical lift, and there’s little reason to […]
Nursing Home Falls Will Be A Tragic Contributor In Fire’s Deadly Toll
A fire chief at the scene of the tragic fire at a Quebec City nursing home called it “a night of hell.” Ten people have been confirmed killed in the flames, and twenty residents remain unaccounted for. With freezing temperatures and sub-zero wind chills, the odds of finding anyone else alive in the frozen remains […]
Obamacare Incentives May Help Keep Seniors In Their Own Homes
A little known incentive that exists in the Affordable Care Act, known as the Balancing Incentive Payments Program may prove instrumental in keeping seniors out of the nursing home much longer. Blue and Red states from Mississippi to Connecticut are taking advantage of the $3 billion program designed to remove many of the barriers that […]
Virginia Jury Upholds Nursing Home Arbitration
Nursing home arbitration agreements are the new battleground in many nursing home neglect and nursing home abuse cases. Rather than trying to convince a judge or a jury that nursing home abuse or neglect is not taking place at the facility, nursing home administrators are trying to render the whole question moot. Arbitration agreements are […]
Nursing Home Advocacy Group Appeals To Oklahoma Governor For Change
It’s unusual for an advocacy group to speak out directly against state officials. Calls for more inspectors, more funding, and more regulations are normal issues for elder advocates. But the situation in Oklahoma has been getting a lot of attention precisely because it’s different. The group, called A Perfect Cause, is calling for the resignation […]
Illinois Special Focus Facility Nursing Home Update
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid conduct regular evaluations of nursing homes in the United States. Nursing homes with the worst ratings are put on a list called the Special Focus Facility list. The nursing homes on this list are in danger of losing their ability to be reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid for their […]
Resident Breaks Hip During Shower Fall at Champaign Urbana Nursing & Rehab
An Aide at the Champaign Urbana Nursing and Rehab Center was fired from her job after a nursing home resident she was helping to shower fell from the shower bench she was seated on and broke her hip. The resident who fell was diagnosed with dementia and idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis is a spinal deformity. Many […]
Resident Dies After Fall At Caseyville Nursing and Rehab Center
A resident at the Caseyville Nursing and Rehab Center in Caseyville, Illinois died in a local hospital after experiencing a nursing home fall. The resident was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease as well as other age related problems. The victim was totally dependent on staff for all activities of daily living. She had a very limited […]
Iowa Nursing Home Resident Falls 50 Times, Dies
A resident of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Keosauqua, Iowa died after experiencing a nursing home fall. By itself, that development is noteworthy and cause for alarm. Nursing home falls, unlike many slip and fall accidents, are often predictable and usually preventable in a skilled nursing home setting. What makes this […]
Jury Awards Massachusetts Woman $2 million After Sexual Assault
A jury in Marlborough, Massachusetts has awarded an 87-year-old woman more than $2 million dollars after finding that she had been sexually assaulted by an aide in the Bolton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in 2011. The victim has dementia and Huntington’s disease. According to the MetroWest Daily, a nurse practitioner who was not associated […]
Resident Dropped Twice in 24 Hours at Tower Hill Healthcare Center, Breaks Leg
A resident at the Tower Hill Healthcare Center in South Elgin, Illinois was not properly transferred twice in a single day at the facility. One of the falls resulted in a fractured femur. The resident was admitted into the facility with arthritis, cataracts, coronary artery disease, hypertension, hypothyroidism, a pacemaker, degenerative joint disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, […]
Improper Treatment Results In Gangrene At Carlinville Rehab and Health Care Center
The American novelist Pearl S. Buck wrote: “Somehow our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members.” There’s little doubt, according to the evidence collected by […]
Alzheimer’s Patient Freezes To Death Outside Nursing Home
Nursing home neglect, a wrongful death, a sloppy attempt at a cover-up and a lot of unanswered questions are, sadly, all too common in nursing homes during the holiday season. It’s not uncommon for nursing home residents suffering from Alzheimer’s disease to try to leave the facility. The practice is called “elopement.” When they’re unhappy […]
Unsupervised Resident at California Gardens Yanks Out Own Tracheostomy Tube, Dies
A 60-year-old man with a diagnosis of acute respiratory failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and known thoughts of suicide yanked out his own tracheostomy tube while a resident at the California Gardens Nursing and Rehab Center in Chicago, Illinois. The man was discovered by nursing home staff and transferred to a local hospital where […]
Nursing Home Abuse Witnessed At Burnsides Community Health Center
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), two residents were abused by the staff at the Burnsides Community Health Center in Marshall, Illinois. The reports of the incidents are shocking, but perhaps even more so is the failure of the Burnsides Community Health Center to recognize the abuse, protect the victims, and report […]
Resident Dies After Neglect At VIP Manor
A resident of the VIP Manor in Wood River, Illinois died upon arrival at a hospital emergency room after experiencing a respiratory failure at the nursing home where he lived. The resident was admitted to the nursing home suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and congestive heart failure. Her dementia had progressed to a point where she […]
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