IDPH has cited and fined The Terrace in Waukegan after a resident there was sexually assaulted by a fellow resident. Nursing homes in Illinois serve residents with a variety of issues. Some are in for short term rehab after a surgery; some have chronic long term medical issues which leave them too frail to live at […]
Cognitively Impaired Female Resident Sexually Assaulted By Male Resident At The Terrace In Waukegan
Facility Fails To Update Care Plan After Resident Falls Twice, Suffering Distal Femur Fracture
IDPH has cited and fined Goldwater Care Bloomington after a resident experienced multiple falls, resulting in facial bruising and a distal femur fracture. Falls are a special area of focus in the care of nursing home residents, in part because the occurrence of a fall tends to beget more falls and because the injuries sustained […]
Resident Left Alone With Dining Services Staff, Falls and Fractures Hip At Addolorata Villa in Wheeling
IDPH has cited and fined Addolorata Villa in Wheeling after a resident there was left by the activity staff alone with two dining services staff members. The resident subsequently tried to rise up from her wheelchair, fell to the ground and suffered a left hip fracture. Falls are a major issue in the long-term care […]
Nurse Fails To Complete Report, Notify Doctor & Family In Timely Manner After Resident Falls At Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center
IDPH has cited and fined Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center after staff members failed to assess and provide adequate pain medications in a timely manner to a resident after a fall that resulted in multiple pelvic fractures and that required hospitalization and surgery. Maintaining continuity of care from the staff members of the night shift to […]
Resident Falls From Bed, Suffers Large Hematoma At Morgan Park Healthcare
IDPH has cited and fined Morgan Park Healthcare (formerly Symphony of Morgan Park) in Chicago after a resident there suffered a large hematoma to the left side of her forehead due to rolling out of bed while receiving incontinence care from a single staff member rather than the two that were needed. In the long […]
Resident Left Alone In Bathroom Slips From Toilet, Fractures Hip At Greek American Rehab & Care Center
IDPH has cited and fined Greek American Rehab & Care Center after a resident there was allowed to go to the bathroom without the required help and then fell from the toilet seat, resulting in a fracture to her right hip, which required surgery to fix. Care planning is a process by which risks to […]
Resident Falls, Dislocates Hip As Only One Aide, Instead Of Two, Assists Him Into Bed
IDPH has cited and fined The British Home in Brookfield, Illinois after a resident there suffered a right hip dislocation in a fall. Importantly, the resident’s Minimum Data Set clearly stated that the resident needed two, not one person to assist with movements in bed. Much of the routine care that residents receive in a […]
Resident Falls Three Times In One Week, Fractures Hip At Hillsboro Rehab & Health Care Center
IDPH has cited and fined Hillsboro Rehab & Health Care Center after a resident there fell three separate times during her first week at the facility, sustaining a non-operable re-fracture of her left hip. Falls are a major source of mortality and loss of quality of life for the nursing home population. They are also […]
Fall Investigation Reveals Startling Lack Of Training And Understaffing At Bella Terra Wheeling
The Illinois Department of Health has cited Bella Terra Wheeling after a resident fell from her wheelchair in the dining room and suffered face lacerations and a fractured femur. Falls are a major concern in the long-term care industry because of the serious negative effects they have on mortality and the long-term quality of life […]
Resident Breaks Pelvis In Fall From Bed At Bria Of Westmont
IDPH has cited and fined Bria of Westmont after a resident fell from her bed, sustaining a painful pelvic fracture. Prior to the accident, the resident at issue had a Minimum Data Set (MDS) submitted to the federal government indicating that she required the assistance of two for bed mobility. For the ability to roll […]
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