IDPH has cited and fined Hitz Memorial Home nursing home in Alhambra after a resident there fell from a lift during transfer, suffering a large hematoma which became an abscess. Used properly, a mechanical lift is a great tool for use in a nursing home. Used properly, it allows a resident to be transferred from […]
Hitz Memorial Home resident dropped from lift
Riverview Rehab resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Riverview Rehab nursing home in Elgin after a resident there choked to death while being fed by an aide. One of the functions that a speech therapist plays in the care of nursing home residents is assessing the resident’s ability to eat safely. This is done by assessing the resident’s […]
Lakeshore Rehab resident rolled out of bed, breaks leg
IDPH has cited and fined Lakeshore Rehab & Healthcare nursing home in Joliet after an aide rolled a resident out of bed while providing incontinent care causing the resident to suffer a broken femur. The resident at issue was described as a “larger lady” whose medical history included a stroke with residual left-sided weakness and […]
Niles Nursing & Rehab resident sustains fatal brain bleed in fall
IDPH has cited and fined Niles Nursing & Rehabilitation Center nursing home after a resident there suffered a brain bleed in a fall which resulted in her death. The care planning process is the fundamental method by which the routine care that is provided to residents in nursing homes is provided. The whole point of […]
Pearl Pavilion resident dies of pulmonary embolism after not receiving blood thinners
IDPH has cited and fined Pearl Pavilion nursing home in Freeport after a resident there died of a pulmonary embolism brought about by the failure of the nursing home to authorize the purchase of an expensive blood thinner medication that had been ordered for him. A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that becomes lodged […]
Fall at Lexington of Orland results in facial fractures
IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Orland Park nursing home after a resident there sustained multiple facial fractures in a fall. One of the basic requirements for the right kinds of care to be delivered to residents in a nursing home is that the staff who is charged with delivering it must know what […]
Bella Terra Wheeling resident receives roommmate’s diabetes medications
IDPH has cited and fined Bella Terra nursing home in Wheeling after a resident there received the diabetes medication for his roommate, resulting in an intensive care admission for severe hypoglycemia. One of the basic tasks that nurses have is passing medications. When they pass medications, nurses are trained to follow the 5 rights: (1) […]
Casey Healthcare resident breaks hip in fall due to failure to follow care plan.
IDPH has cited and fined Casey Healthcare nursing home after a resident there fractured a hip in a fall after the nursing home failed to follow the resident care plan. The resident care plan is the framework for how most routine care get delivered in a nursing home. There are six parts to it: (1) […]
Taylorville Skilled nursing home resident falls and breaks hip
IDPH has cited and fined Taylorville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a reside there fell and suffered a fractured hip. The resident at issue was coded on her Minimum Data Set (MDS) as requiring the extensive assist of one with ambulation. Extensive assistance means that the staff member provides actual weight bearing assistance with […]
Staff at Hilltop Skilled Nursing fails to follow orders, Stage 4 bed sore results
IDPH has cited and fined Hilltop Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Charleston after the staff there failed to follow physician’s orders, resulting in a resident developing a Stage 4 bed sore on her heel. While we often discuss in this blog how important care plans are in delivering the routine care that nursing home residents […]
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