Nursing Home Spotlight: Emeritus at Prospect Heights; Prospect Heights, IL
On June 9, 2011, the Illinois Department of Health issued a “Type A” violation and $25,000 fine against the Emeritus at Prospect Heights Nursing Home, in Prospect Heights, Illinois. The sanctions are in response to an incident that occurred on February 22, where a male resident wandered out of the home and was struck and killed by an SUV. According to a survey from April 14, multiple eyewitnesses saw the incident occur. Those from outside the nursing home said the man spent a significant amount of time wandering in the street before he was hit. Despite having an “alert...
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Nursing Home Patient Dies When Struck By Car In Busy Street. What Was He Doing There?
No one at Emeritus of Prospect Heights nursing home, thought much about why William Spears, a resident at the facility, was headed out for a stroll—at 11 p.m.--- on a cold February night— and with his walker. Why? That’s what authorities from the Prospect Heights Police Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health are likely asking of the staff at the Chicagoland nursing home. Shortly after Mr. Spears walked out of the facility for his midnight stroll, he was struck by a SUV as he entered a busy nearby street. According to a Chicago Tribune report of the...
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges That An Emertus Assisted Living Facilities Gross Neglect Of Dementia Patient Results In Death
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Ridgeland Assisted Living (Mississippi) and its parent company Emeritus Corporation following an incidnet at the facility when a dementia patient fell from a second story window. The lawsuit, filed by the daughter of the deceased resident, claims that despite multiple assurances from the facility, they failed to supervise and provide necessary safguards to keep the 83-year-old safe. According to the lawsuit (see PDF version below: Diane Phillips individually and on behalf of the wrongful death benefitiaries of Merle Fall v. Ridgeland Assisted Living LLC and Emeritus Corp.), Ms. Fall was admitteded to...
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Rather Than Improve Poorly Performing Nursing Homes, Why Not Just Re-Categorize Them?
Last fall, we discussed the problems state inspectors found at Emeritus at Crossing Pointe, a Florida nursing home, that posed an immediate threat to resident safety. During an inspection at the nursing home, inspectors discovered: An 82-year-old patient who died after staff failed to provide her heart medication for four days Inaccurate resident counts by facility managers Residents with infected bed sores (also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers or pressure sores) Neglected patients- some Alzheimer's patients had toe nails so long that they curved around their toes Falsified medical records Staff administering the wrong medications to patients that resulted in injury The...
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Maryland Nursing Home Fined For Neglecting Patients
Rarely do nursing homes have isolated problems. Rather, problems with patient care usually stem from a culture of poor staff training and under-staffing. Case in point-- The Summerville at Potomac nursing facility in Maryland. Following a routine inspection, state and county nursing home surveyors discovered numerous violations governing patient care in nursing homes. Among the violations, the surveyors discovered: improperly care for pressure ulcers, mismanaged patients' medication, lack of fall precautions for patients prone to falling and patients with excessive weight gain and loss. According to Wendy Kronmiller, director of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Office...
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