Nursing Home Spotlight: St. Francis NSG & Rehab Center, Evanston, IL
St. Francis NSG & Rehab Center is a larger 124 bed facility located in Evanston, IL a city just north of Chicago. According to the government’s Medicare website, the facility received three out of five stars, which is an average rating. In the past year, the nursing home had only three health deficiencies, which is five less than the average number of health deficiencies in Illinois and in the United States. Each nursing home resident is entitled to receive the care and services necessary to maintain the highest quality of life possible. One survey noted that the facility failed to meet this...
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Ambulance Stolen From Chicago Nursing Home Results In Multiple Injuries
A private ambulance was recently stolen from a Chicago nursing home resulting in a six car accident with multiple injuries. The ambulance was taken from Clark Manor Nursing Home located on the 7400 block of North Clark Street and was driven north on Chicago Avenue into Evanston where the the ambulance was involved in a crash. According to Evanston Police Commander, Tom Guenther, there were several injuries due to the ambulance crash. "He just kept going at a high rate of speed. He was driving erratically and it is possible the driver was impaired," Guenther added. Witnesses said the driver...
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65 Illnois Nursing Homes On Second Quarter Violation List
The Illinois Department of Public Health released is listing of nursing homes from the 2008 second quarter. The listing has nursing homes that the IDPH has determined to be in violation of the Nursing Home Care Act. In some situations, IDPH has recommended decertification 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 in relation to poor patient care, pursuant to Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act. Further, these facilities have 'type A' violations indicating that the conditions at the...
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