IDPH has cited and fined Eden Village Care Center nursing home in Glen Carbon after a resident there developed bed sores on both heels. Federal regulations provide that when a resident is admitted to a nursing home without bed sores that they receive care consistent with professional standards of practice to prevent bed sores and […]
Resident develops bed sores on both heels at Eden Village
Failure to train staff leads to broken hip and death at Heritage Health in Jacksonville
IDPH has cited and fined Heritage Health nursing home in Jacksonville after a resident fell forward out of specialized postural positioning chair, suffered a fractured hip, and died. One of the factors that contributes to fall risk in residents who are bedbound or chairfast is poor trunk control. Lack of having even minimal core strength […]
Resident fractures hip in fall at Caseyville Nursing & Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Caseyville Nursing & Rehab after a resident fell and fractured a hip while going to the bathroom unattended. The fact pattern which is described in this citation is a distressingly familiar one: a resident with musculoskeletal issues and impaired safety judgment attempts to go to the bathroom unattended and falls, […]
Lack of wheelchair footrests leads to broken leg at Lexington of Orland Park
IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Orland Park nursing home after a resident there suffered a broken leg while being pushed in her wheelchair. When it comes to wheelchair-bound residents, the term “self-propelling” means that the resident is able to move themselves in the wheelchair without staff assistance. Usually this is done primarily through […]
Fall results in broken vertebra at Heritage Health of Mendota
IDPH cited and fined Heritage Health nursing home in Mendota after a resident there experienced two falls in two days, the second resulting in a fractured lumbar vertebra. The resident at issue had been admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation following a knee replacement surgery. She was assessed as having cognitive issues which increased […]
Fractured femur due to failure to use lift at Granite Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Granite Nursing & Rehabilitation nursing home in Granite City after a resident suffered a fractured femur due to an unsafe transfer. The resident at issue had been assessed as needing assist of two with all transfers. This was incorporated into her care plan, which specified that all transfers were to […]
Unsafe transfer at Rosewood of Inverness results in fractures to both ankles
IDPH has cited and fined Rosewood of Inverness nursing home after a resident there had both ankles broken as a result of an unsafe transfer using a mechanical lift. The resident at issue had a history of having suffered a stroke with residual weakness. She had poor trunk control and general muscular weakness. She was […]
Failure to notify doctor of pressure sore at Aperion of Moline
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion Care of Moline nursing home after a resident there developed a pressure sore on her heel but failed to notify the doctor to obtain proper treatment orders. One of the basic facts of nursing home care is that doctors are not there on a 24/7 basis, so the nursing […]
Unsafe transfer at Heartland of Galesburg results in dislocated hip
IDPH has cited and fined Heartland of Galesburg nursing home after a resident there suffered a dislocated hip after an aide attempted to transfer her with a mechanical lift by herself instead of with a second aide. The resident at issue had been admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation following a hip replacement surgery. […]
Multiple injuries in fall at Symphony at Midway
IDPH has cited and fined Symphony at Midway Nursing Home in Chicago after a resident there suffered multiple injuries in a fall. Care planning is the basic process by which the care needs of nursing home residents are met. It is a multi-step process which starts with an assessment which identifies the risks to the […]
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