IDPH has cited and fined Rosewood of Elgin nursing home after a resident there suffered fatal injuries in a fall from his wheelchair. The resident at issue suffered from dementia and required extensive assistance with his activities of daily living and required the assistance of two staff members for transfers with a mechanical lift. He […]
Rosewood of Elgin resident dies due to fall from wheelchair
Wandering Alden Town Manor resident falls down stairs, suffers fatal injuries
IDPH has cited and fined Alden Town Manor nursing home in Cicero after a resident wandered out the front door in a wheelchair and rolled down the front stairs, suffering multiple injuries which resulted in the wrongful death of this nursing home resident. The resident at issue was wheelchair-bound due to hemiplegia (paralysis on one […]
St. Anthony’s fails to treat resident’s pain during wound care
IDPH has cited and fined St. Anthony’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Rock Island for failing to treat a resident for pain during wound care. Click the link in the prior sentence to check out the actual citation issued by IDPH. It is really disturbing reading. The resident at issue was suffering from cellulitis of […]
Resident suffers fractures in fall at Chateau Nursing & Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Chateau Nursing & Rehabilitation in Willowbrook after a resident suffered multiple fractures in a nursing home fall. The resident at issue had signiifcant cognitive impairments and needed extensive assitance with locomotion throughout the unit. Her physician told the state inspector that she did not have a concept of danger for […]
Sandwich Rehab fails to obtain test ordered by doctor
IDPH has cited and fined Sandwich Rehab after it took 8 days to get test results s for a resident showing signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection. The resident at issue suffered from urinary retention, a condition where the bladder does not empty completely. To help the bladder empty, she was provided with […]
Sauk Valley Senior Living fails to provide proper tracheostomy care
IDPH has cited and fined Sauk Valley Senior Living in Rock Falls after a resident was admitted to the hospital in respiratory distress due the failure of the nurisng staff provide proper care for a resident with a tracheostomy. The resident at issue was 31 years old who suffered a severe brain injury after choking […]
Resident fall at Walker Nursing Home
IDPH has cited and fined Walker Nursing Home in Virginia, Illinois after a resident suffer a broken tibia and fibula in a fall which required surgical repair. The amount of the fine was $25,000 which is one of the highest that can be imposed against a nursing home. The details of the citation are scarce, […]
Unsupervised resident falls on smoking deck at Uptown Health Center
IDPH has cited and fined Uptown Health Center in Chicago after an unsupervised resident fell on the smoking deck. Federal regulations require that residents receive supervision and assistive devices necessary to prevent accidents. When there are smoking accidents at nursing homes or nursing home falls, this is often one of the regulations which has been […]
Resident suffers from pressure ulcers at Parker Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Parker Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Streator regarding the pressure ulcers or bed sores one resident developed while a resident there. There are two basic federal regulations relating to bed sores. The first of these provide that a resident entering a nursing home without a bed sore should receive care […]
Fall from shower chair at Charleston Rehab
IDPH has cited and fined Charleston Rehab and Health Care Center in Charleston after a resident suffered a fractured arm in a fall from a shower chair. The resident at issue was completely dependent on the staff for all activities and care, had significant cognitive deficits, and had poor trunk control. Poor trunk control is […]
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