IDPH has cited and fined Alden Courts of Shorewood after a resident suffered a fractured tibia and fibula due to an improper transfer. The resident at issue had significant cognitive impairments, required extensive to total assist with all activities of daily living, and had functional limitations in range of motion in the bilateral upper an […]
Unsafe transfer at Alden Courts of Shorewood
Resident chokes to death at Glenwood nursing home
IDPH cited and fined Glenwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center after a resident choked to death. The resident was 59 years old and had a diagnosed swallowing disorder and suffered from severe mental impairments. There was a physician order in place for a mechanical soft diet. A mechanical soft diet is provided to nursing home residents […]
Wheelchair accident at Generations at Lincoln
IDPH cited and fined Generations at Lincoln nursing home in Lincoln after a resident suffered a torn meniscus when his leg got caught underneath his wheelchair. The resident had been admitted to the nursing home for rehab after breaking his fibulea in a fall at home. He was wearing a heavy boot to stabilize the […]
Diabetes care mismanaged at Aperion Care Capitol
IDPH cited and fined Aperion Care Capitol after its staff mismanaged the diabetes care of a resident which resulted in the wrongful death of the resident. The resident was a 73 year old man who was a long-time diabetic who was cognitively intact and had a good understanding of how his diabetes should be managed. […]
Fall in shower at Champaign County Nursing Home
The Champaign County Nursing Home was cited and fined by IDPH after a resident suffered multiple facial fractures and a dislocated jaw as a result of a nursing home fall while getting a shower. The resident had severe cognitive impairments and required the assistance of two for bathing due to generalized weakness and immobility. However, […]
Brain injury after being rolled from bed at Bria of Palos Hills
IDPH cited and fined Bria of Palos Hills nursing home after a resident was rolled out of bed during care and suffered a brain injury. Compounding the neglect on the part of the staff, they failed to timely summon EMS to take the resident to the hospital. The resident suffered from a variety of conditions, […]
Unsafe Transfer at Alden Town Manor Results in Broken Hip
Alden Town Manor nursing home in Cicero was cited by IDPH after a resident suffered a broken hip during a transfer that was being performed by a single aide rather than the required two aides. The resident at issue had been properly evaluated as a fall risk with need to extensive assist for mobility and […]
Infection from skin tear at Eldorado Rehab
Eldorado Rehab and Healthcare in Eldorado was cited and fined by IDPH after a resident developed an infection due to improper treatment of a skin tear. The initial injury occurred when the when the legs to the resident’s wheelchair were being moved. It was a significant skin tear measuring 12 cm, or just under 5 […]
Maggots discovered in bed sore at Manor Court of Clinton
IDPH has cited and fined Manor Court of Clinton nursing home after a resident developed heel and hip pressure ulcers. The resident was admitted to the nursing home for a short-term rehab stay. This means that whatever long-term chronic conditions he suffered from, there was an expectation that he would return home and whatever long-term […]
Fall from toilet at Leroy Manor
The Illinois Department of Public Health cited and fined Leroy Manor in Le Roy after a resident sustained a head injury in a fall from the toilet. The underlying facts leading to the nursing home fall which injured this resident are simple enough: the resident was cognitively impaired and requires extensive assist of two with […]
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