Nursing Home Spotlight: Shelbyville Rehab & Health Care Center
Shelbyville Rehab & Health Care Center has 80 certified beds and a one-star (much below average) Medicare rating. The facility is located in Shelbyville, IL. Although the facility only had five health deficiencies between 9/1/08 and 11/30/09, a significant abuse incident (see below) occurred in 2009, which led to the facility’s poor rating. During an August 26, 2009 annual licensure and certification survey and complaint investigation, it was determined that the facility failed to identify one resident’s willful act of assault of another resident as an act of abuse which resulted in an Immediate Jeopardy situation. According to the...
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CNA Sexually Assaults Two Residents In North Carolina Nursing Home
A 43-year-old, male CNA at Magnolia Living Center is under investigation relating to the sexual assault of two female residents. The first incident allegedly occurred on May 2nd and involves an elderly female resident at the facility. The incident was brought to authorities attention two days later. The second incident involving a 51-year-old resident was reported to police on May 12th. The incidents are currently under investigation as aggravated assaults with sexual motives. The suspected CNA has been removed from his position while the investigation continues. I'm all for giving people a second chance--but why should an alleged sexual molester...
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Failure To Properly Screen CNA Could Cost Facility 3.5 Million
A lawsuit was recently filed on behalf of a mentally disabled man who police say was sexually assaulted by a CNA at an assisted-living facility. The lawsuit alleges that the Cote De Neige Home for Adults and its owner, Rose Daniels Potter, failed in their duty to exercise "reasonable care" when they hired Junious Boyd Batten for a job as a certified nursing assistant in a facility with developmentally impaired residents. The home "knew or should have known that (Batten) was unfit, unsuitable, untrustworthy and incompetent for the position ... and was likely to cause injury and harm to residents,"...
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Bye Bye Criminals
Criminals will no longer be able to work in Illinois Nursing Homes. More than two years ago, Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich signed a House Bill 2531 into effect to protect nursing home residents. Under the new law, nursing homes must do a full background check, including running fingerprints on a national database, prior to hiring employees who have direct interaction with residents. In addition to employees at nursing homes, the new law also screens prospective employees at: community living facilities, home health agencies, hospices, assisted living facilities, day training programs and community living arrangements. The new law is welcome...
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