IDPH has cited and fined Monmouth Nursing Home after a resident experienced multiple falls, resulting in facial fractures and a brain bleed. The resident at issue was admitted to the nursing home as a sort-term rehab stay after experiencing a urinary tract infection. Her medical history included general physical deconditioning and weakness, a history of […]
Monmouth Nursing Home resident suffers multiple falls, resulting in brain bleed
Aperion Care St. Elmo resident breaks hip in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion Care St. Elmo nursing home after a resident there suffered a fractured hip in a fall. Nursing homes are closely regulated by the federal government, and one of the things that they are required to do is to submit data regarding the care that is being provided to residents […]
Hope Creek resident fractures hip in fall from toilet
IDPH has cited and fined Hope Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation nursing home in East Moline after a resident there suffered a fractured hip after being left unattended on the toilet. The resident at issue was recognized as being at high risk for falls, based on a number of factors. These included a history of falls […]
Sunny Hill resident suffers fractured leg after lift tips over during transfer
IDPH has cited and fined Sunny Hill Nursing Home of Will County in Joliet after a resident there suffered a fractured femur when a mechanical lift tipped over during a transfer. The resident at issue was dependent on staff for transfers. She had a medical history which included a prior stroke and a below the […]
Villa at South Holland resident breaks back when lift tips over during transfer
IDPH has cited and fined Villa at South Holland nursing home after a resident suffered multiple fractures in his lower back after a lift tipped over during transfer. Used properly, a mechanical lift is a helpful device for transferring residents in a nursing home setting. Of course, the first phrase of the last sentence is […]
Charleston Rehab resident suffers brain bleed and hip fracture in fall from bed
IDPH has cited and fined Charleston Rehabilitation & Health Care Center nursing home after a resident there suffered a brain bleed and a fractured hip in a fall from bed. There are two basic means by what care the resident is to receive in a nursing home is determined. First, the are physician orders. If […]
Mason City Area Nursing Home resident suffers broken hip in fall due to failure to use gait belt
IDPH has cited and and fined Mason City Area Nursing Home after a resident there fell and suffered a fractured hip while being transferred from her bed to her wheelchair by an aide who was not using a gait belt. Use of a gait belt is a basic fall prevention strategy. A gait belt is […]
Grove at the Lake resident suffers multiple injuries in mechanical lift accident
IDPH has cited the Grove at the Lake nursing home in Zion after a resident there sustained a fractured ankle, an intracranial hemorrhage, and had her dialysis port ripped out when the sling failed while she was being transferred in a mechanical lift by a single aide. This resident was dependent on staff to transfer […]
Westmont Manor resident suffers brain bleed after being rolled from bed
IDPH has cited and fined Westmont Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center nursing home after a resident there suffered a brain bleed due to being rolled from bed by the staff during incontinence care. The resident at issue had a history of having suffered a stroke with resultant left-sided weakness and cognitive deficits. The resident’s Minimum […]
Landmark of Richton Park resident dies due to mishandling of tracheostomy
IDPH has cited and fined Landmark of Richton Park nursing home after a resident there died after a respiratory therapist cut sutures to a fresh tracheostomy without a physician order, leading to the loss of the airway and cardiac arrest. A tracheostomy is a surgically-created airway. A surgeon cuts a hole, or stoma, in the […]
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