The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Villa Health Care East when staff left a resident with severe dementia and high fall risk alone on the toilet despite her inability to safely transfer herself or use a call light. The resident attempted to return to bed without assistance, fell, and suffered a left […]
Staff Leaves High-Fall-Risk Resident Alone on Toilet, Resulting in Hip Fracture at Villa Health Care East
Dark Day At Sunny Acres When Staff Fails to Treat Resident’s Urinary Catheter Problems Resulting in Life-Threatening Infection
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Sunny Acres Nursing Home when nursing staff repeatedly failed to properly monitor, document, or seek treatment for a resident with urinary catheter problems showing clear signs of infection. The resident ultimately had to be hospitalized for intravenous antibiotics to treat a serious urinary tract infection and […]
Resident’s Medical Emergency Ignored for Hours Despite Clear Signs of Distress at Stearns Nursing & Rehab Center
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Stearns Nursing & Rehab Center when staff failed to properly assess, monitor, and respond to a resident’s significant medical decline over several days, culminating in the resident being found unresponsive with foam coming from their mouth and nose. The resident suffered cardiac arrest during emergency transport […]
Plymouth Place Neglects To Treat and Report Resident’s Toe Wounds Leading To Gangrene And Leg Amputation
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Plymouth Place when staff failed to properly assess, document, and report a resident’s worsening toe wounds for over three months, resulting in gangrene that required a full above-knee amputation of the resident’s left leg just one day after being transferred to another facility. The resident in […]
Failure to Maintain Working Fall Alarms Leads to Resident’s Hip Fracture & Subsequent Death At Nature Trail Health & Rehab
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Nature Trail Health & Rehab when staff failed to properly implement fall prevention interventions for a high-risk resident with dementia, resulting in two falls within six days of admission that caused a hip fracture requiring surgery, after which the resident never returned to the facility and […]
Failure to Perform Skin Checks Leads to Severe Infected Pressure Ulcers At Generations At Applewood
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Generations At Applewood when staff failed to perform required weekly skin assessments on a dependent resident who developed multiple severe pressure ulcers while in their care, ultimately resulting in a stage 4 sacral wound with necrotic tissue that became infected and required hospitalization and six weeks […]
Two-Month Delay In Treating Diabetic Resident’s Toe Wound Leads To Leg Amputation At Breese Nursing Home
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Breese Nursing Home when staff failed to properly assess, document, and treat a diabetic resident’s toe wound for nearly two months, resulting in bone infection that ultimately required an above-knee amputation. The resident in question suffered from several serious health conditions—diabetes, chronic lung disease, and morbid […]
Safety Belt Missing, Truth Stretched: How a Simple Transfer Led to Serious Injury At Bethany Rehab & HCC
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Bethany Rehab & Health Care Center when a staff member failed to properly assist a resident during a transfer from wheelchair to bed, resulting in a fall that caused multiple fractures to the resident’s knee and changed her mobility status. The resident in question had been […]
Alden Lakeland’s Failure to Administer Critical Antibiotics Leads to Resident’s Life-Threatening Sepsis
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Alden Lakeland Rehab & Health Care Center when staff failed to administer two out of three prescribed antibiotics to a resident returning from hospitalization, resulting in the resident developing life-threatening sepsis that required emergency rehospitalization. The resident in question was returning from a hospital stay. The […]
Aperion Care Niles Resident Suffers Brain Hemorrhage After Being Left Unsupervised And Falling
The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Aperion Care Niles when staff failed to provide proper supervision and safety measures for a fall-risk resident who was left alone in her room without proper footwear and with her walker out of reach, resulting in a fall that caused a subdural hematoma requiring hospitalization. The […]
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