Heartland of Galesburg nursing home was cited and fined by IDPH after a resident suffered a broken neck in a fall involving the facility’s transport van. The resident was a long-term resident who was known as being impulsive and having poor safety awareness. A staff member was taking him to the local hospital for a […]
Wheelchair transport accident at Heartland of Galesburg
Two Serious Falls at Holy Family Villa
Holy Family Villa in Palos Park has been cited again by IDPH, this time for two serious nursing home falls. One caused a brain bleed with resulted in the wrongful death of the nursing home resident. The other caused a fractured hip. In the first fall, the resident was assessed as a fall risk and […]
Wheelchair accident at Avanti Wellness
Avanti Wellness & Rehab was cited and fined by IDPH after a resident suffered a brain bleed due to a fall from a wheelchair. The resident was wheelchair-bound but self-propelled at times. “Self-propelling” for residents in wheelchairs means that they use their feet to pull their chair forward. It is a good thing for them […]
Improper use of lift at Danville Care Center
Danville Care Center has been cited by IDPH for improper use of a mechanical lift which resulted in a resident suffering a broken leg. Sadly, this is not the first time Danville Care Center has been cited by IDPH for issues involving unsafe transfers of residents. The resident at issue had a care plan which […]
Failure to follow care plan at Tower Hill Healthcare
IDPH issued a citation and fined Tower Hill Healthcare Center in South Elgin after a resident suffered a fractured femur during an improper transfer. The resident in question had lower extremity contractures and as a result, her care plan called for to be transferred from bed to her wheelchair using a mechanical lift with an […]
Resident Rolled Out of Bed at Warren Barr – Lincolnshire
The root cause of the nursing home fall that resulted in this citation by IDPH to Warren Barr in Lincolnshire was the failure of a CNA to follow the resident’s care plan. The resident who was injured as a result of this incident was care planned for assist of two with bed mobility. This means […]
Multiple fractures at Rolling Hills Manor
Rolling Hills Manor nursing home in Zion was cited by the IDPH after a resident suffered a fractured arm and hip while getting a shower. The resident suffered from advanced dementia. On the day that she was to be showered, she was transferred from bed to a wheelchair to be brought to the shower by […]
Surgical wound infection at Presence Villa Franciscan
The Presence Villa Franciscan nursing home in Joliet was cited and fined by the Illinois Department of Public Health after a resident admitted for rehab following a revascularization surgery developed a significant infection at the surgical site. The resident at issue had been admitted to the nursing home after undergoing a femoral-popliteal bypass surgery. There […]
Head injury in fall at Holy Family Villa
A nursing home fall resulting in a head injury with staples resulted in a citation by IDPH to Holy Family Villa nursing home in Palos Park. The incident at issue is an interesting one because it relates to the use of a toileting schedule as a fall prevention tool and the communication aspect of care […]
What Does a Grievance Officer Do?
Federal regulations regarding nursing homes were revised in 2016 to include a grievance process. The new regulations created a new set of rights which had not existed previously. How these are being implemented in practice is something that experience will teach. The new regulations provided that: Residents have a right to file grievances regarding resident’s […]
