La Salle County Nursing Home Can't Seem To Shake Bad Press
We've discussed problems at LaSalle County Nursing Home (Illinois) on several occasions here, here and here, but the bad news seems to just keep rolling out of the facility. The New Tribune recently reported on an investigation at the facility conducted by authorities at the Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) following problems that occurred under the watch of facility administrator Amjad Hussain. The IDPH investigations reveal a culture of poorly performing employees. Among the recent incidents at the facility include: A registered nurse failed to timely perform CPR on a patient. Instead of performing CPR the nurse went to request...
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Nursing Home Negligently Administered Allergy Inducing Drugs To Patient
The Estate of a deceased nursing home patient has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility where she died and other parties who allegedly contributed to her death. The crux of the lawsuit alleges that the staff and physicians at the nursing home failed to note the woman's allergy to medications containing Sulfonamide, a common ingredient in antibiotic medications such as Bactrim. After the the staff at the nursing home began administering Bactrim, the woman began to experience a severe reaction on her skin. According to the lawsuit, "the plaintiff's decedent sustained a severe reaction to the administration of...
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