IDPH has cited and fined Bria of Chicago Heights nursing home after a resident suffered her third fall in eight days, the last one causing a brain bleed. The first of these occurred on July 7. The resident was discovered laying on the floor by a nurse who did not treat the incident as a […]
Resident’s third fall at Bria of Chicago Heights nets brain bleed
Third degree burns from fall at Sauk Valley Senior Living
IDPH has cited and fined Sauk Valley Senior Living in Rock Falls after a resident there fell and suffered third-degree burns after landing against a heater. The resident at issue lived in a room which did not get heated adequately by the boiler for the building, so the facility bought a series of electric baseboard […]
Call lights not being answered at Aperion of Mascoutah
IDPH has cited and fined Aperion Care of Mascoutah for repeatedly not answering call lights. The issue raised in the complaint at first blush seems like it may be a trivial one. A resident who needed help getting on a bed pan to go to the bathroom was not getting a response when she sounded […]
Fall results in fractured hip at Villa of South Holland
IDPH has cited and fined the Villa at South Holland nursing home after a resident sustained a fractured hip as a result of a fall. When we review potential nursing home cases, especially those that involve the kinds of events that happen frequently in a nursing home setting such as nursing home falls, bed sores, […]
Niles Nursing & Rehab resident wanders, suffers fractures
Niles Nursing & Rehabilitation Center was cited and fined by IDPH after a resident wandered from the facility. He fell while he was gone sustaining multiple facial fractures. The resident was 90 years old and suffered from dementia. He had multiple orthopaedic issues but walked well. The incident happened on the first day that the […]
Resident sexually assaulted by fellow resident at Dixon Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Dixon Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center 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 […]
Fall from edge of bed at Integrity of Alton
IDPH has cited and fined Integrity Healthcare of Alton after a resident was injured in a fall from the edge of her bed. The resident at issue had severely impaired cognition, had poor balance, and required extensive assist from the staff with her activities of daily living. She was known to have musculoskeletal weakness and […]
Failure to notify doctor of abnormal labs at Champaign Urbana Nursing & Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Champaign Urbana Nursing & Rehabilitation located in Savoy after the nursing staff failed to notify the doctor of abnormal lab results leading to the hospitalization of the resident for hyperosmolar hyperglycemia coma due to diabetes mellitus. This long-term resident was a diabetic but had never been on diabetes medications while […]
Injury from catheter placement at Marigold Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Marigold Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Galesburg after a resident suffered a urinary tract injury due to improper insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. The resident at issue had an indwelling catheter. An indwelling catheter is a tube which goes up the urethra to the bladder. Once the tip reaches […]
Brain bleed from fall at Gibson Community Hospital Annex
IDPH has cited and fined the Gibson Community Hospital Annex nursing home after a resident of that nursing home suffered a brain bleed in a fall. The Annex is a separate wing of the hospital which is licensed as a nursing home. The resident at issue suffered from Parkinson’s Disease and dementia. She also suffered […]
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