IDPH has cited and fined Warren Barr North Shore nursing home in Highland Park after a resident sustained a head injury in a fall that was caused by short-staffing of the nursing home. People who reside in nursing homes need help. That’s why they are there. Federal regulations require the nursing home to have staff […]
Short-staffing leads to fall at Warren Barr North Shore
Moorings staff fails to notify doctor
IDPH has cited and fined The Moorings nursing home in Arlington Heights after the nursing staff failed to notify the doctor that a resident was having coffee ground emesis (a sign of internal bleeding) resulting in a delay in the resident obtaining care and the wrongful death of the nursing home resident. One of the […]
Broken ankle from fall at Aperion of Mascoutah
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion of Mascoutah nursing home after a resident there slipped on ice that was on the floor. One of the basic beliefs that I have as a nursing home lawyer is that nursing home fall cases are not slip-and-fall cases, and lawyers who look at nursing home falls like they […]
Failure to assist resident to bathroom results in fall at Heritage Health in Peru
IDPH has cited and fined Heritage Health nursing home in Peru after a resident fell and suffered a knee injury when an aide failed to provide needed assistance to the bathroom. The resident at issue was assessed as being at high risk for falls and required the extensive assist of two for transfers and the […]
Multiple residents victimized by fellow resident at Winning Wheels
IDPH has cited and fined Winning Wheels nursing home in Prophetstown after multiple residents were victims of physical and sexual assaults by a fellow resident. The word “home” in the term “nursing home” is there for a reason – it is the home of each of the residents there, and each and every nursing home […]
Failure to give anti-seizure medication at Lexington of Orland Park
IDPH has cited and fined Lexington of Orland Park nursing home after the failure to give anti-seizure medications resulted in a resident requiring a lengthy admission to the intensive care unit of the hospital. One of the basic functions that a nursing home carries out is the administration of medications as ordered by a physician. […]
Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab resident chokes to death
IDPH has cited and fined Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab after a resident there choked to death despite being on aspiration precautions. Incredibly, this is the second choking incident at Glenwood in a year where the nursing home has been cited and fined by IDPH. One of the base level commitments that nursing homes make to […]
Cumberland Rehab resident suffers brain bleed in fall from toilet
IDPH has cited and fined Cumberland Rehab in Greenup after a resident fell from the toilet suffering a brain bleed as a result. The resident at issue was assessed as having moderate cognitive impairments, and needed extensive assistance with transfers and toileting. The resident was assessed as being at high risk for falls and was […]
Fall resulting in brain bleed at Good Samaritan Home in Quincy
IDPH has cited and fined the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy after a resident there experienced ten (!) falls in less than 2 weeks, the last resuting in a brain bleed which led to the resident being placed on hospice care. One of the truisms regarding nursing home falls is that the occurrence of one […]
Resident wanders from Alden Long Grove
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Long Grove nursing home after a resident wandered from the facility on March 7 only to be discovered over two miles away walking through a busy intersection during the pre-dawn hours. The resident at issue suffered from Huntington’s Disease which caused him to experience delusions. He also suffered from […]
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