The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a citation and fined Alpine Fireside Health Center in Rockford after a resident had a fall from a wheelchair and experienced a brain bleed. This case is a classic example of a situation where things had been going wrong for weeks and everyone missed it. The resident had […]
Fall and Brain Bleed at Alpine Fireside
Unsupervised resident falls from wheelchair, breaks hip at Meadowbrook Manor in Naperville
Meadowbrook Manor in Naperville was cited by IDPH and fined $25,000 after a resident suffered a nursing home fall while unsupervised in the dining room. The resident at issue suffered from dementia and was wheelchair-bound. She had a history of falls and had demonstrated frequent confusion. She also had a history of demonstrating impulsive behavior […]
Danville Care Center Cited for Unsafe Transfer
Danville Care Center was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health for an unsafe transfer that left a resident with a fractured tibia. The resident’s care plan called for her to be transferred from bed with a mechanical lift using two aides. In this case, a lift was used and two aides were in […]
Pontiac Fall
Pontiac Healthcare & Rehab Center in Pontiac, Illinois was fined by IDPH after a complaint investigation was undertaken after a resident suffered an intercranial bleed and multiple facial fractures after she had a nursing home fall while being toileted. The resident at issue had long been assessed as being a fall risk, and the nursing […]
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