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Unsanitary Conditions Lead To Sepsis At St. James Manor And Villa in Crete, Illinois

December 24, 2014 Blog Post by Barry G. Doyle

The inspection conducted by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) of the St. James Manor and Villa nursing home in Crete, Illinois, was not conducted in secret. It’s important to realize that the staff know an inspection is taking place, and that the inspectors are watching their every move.

Typically, nursing home inspections proceed over the course of several days depending on the size of the nursing home. Inspectors with clip boards will select samples from the residents and follow them throughout the entire day, making note of every aspect of their experience in the nursing home.

So when a licensed practical nurse (LPN) changes a dirty dressing from a wound, and then neither washes her hands or changes her gloves before cleaning and dressing the wound again, you can be certain that this was far from an isolated incident of nursing home neglect.

In addition, inspectors witnessed a staff member using scissors to remove a bloody bandage from a resident, and then placing the contaminated scissors on the resident’s bed. The report states that the bandage was extremely bloody.

These unsanitary conditions have consequences. A St. James Manor and Villa resident developed a potentially deadly infection and sepsis just five days after being admitted to the facility. These infections are deadly serious and terribly painful. They are often a sign of unsanitary conditions and nursing home neglect.

One of our core beliefs is that nursing homes are built to fail due to the business model they follow and that unnecessary injuries and illnesses and wrongful deaths of residents are the inevitable result.  Order our FREE report, Built to Fail, to learn more about why.  Our experienced Chicago nursing home lawyers are ready to help you understand what happened, why, and what your rights are.  Contact us to get the help you need.

Other blog posts of interest:

Surgical wound infection at Presence Villa Franciscan

Resident dies from sepsis at St. James Manor in Crete

Fatal infection at Alden Northmoor

 

Click here to file a complaint about a nursing home with the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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