New Legislation To Protect Young & Vulnerable Awaits Governors Signature
While we usually think of older people in nursing homes, the reality is that there remains a sizable contingent of younger people who remain in nursing homes and other types of long-term care facilities. Many of these younger people suffer from disabilities such as birth defects and other genetic disorders that require intensive medical care. In some circumstances these younger patients have been admitted to these facilities simply because their families are unable to care for them at home. Sadly, in some circumstances, many of these younger patients are highly susceptible to harm from both other patients and the staff...
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Alden Village North Charged With Neglect After Child Dies Due To Inadequate Nursing Care
One early morning in January 2009, a nurse at Alden Village North found a twelve-year old resident slumped in his wheelchair, unresponsive. The child’s diagnoses included Profound Mental Retardation, Hydrocephalic, History of Pulmonary Hypertension, Respiratory Distress, and Asthma. The facility reported that the child’s condition was very stable and that there were no medical incidents the day before the unfortunate death, which was caused by pulmonary, respiratory arrest. So, what happened? On the morning that the child died, the night nurse left early and the day nurse was running late, which resulted in a gap in medical coverage of...
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Third Quarter Illinois Nursing Home Violators
The Illinois Department of Pubic health has posted the third quarter violations on their website. The listing of 47 Illinois Nursing Homes indicates the facilities where the Illinois Department of Public Health has determined the facility to be in violation of the Nursing Home Care Act or recommended de-certification to the Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for violations relating to patient care. Put another way, pay special attention to the facilities on this list. Some are on the list for the first time...
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