C-Diff Infection Alleged To Blame For Death Of Nursing Home Patient
A recently filed wrongful death lawsuit claims that clostridium difficile, or commonly known as C. Diff, is to blame for the death of a patient in an Illinois Nursing Home. The lawsuit alleges two short-term stays at Helia Healthcare facilities (Helia Healthcare of Energy and Helia Healthcare of Benton) are to responsible for the man's C. Diff infection and development of decubitus ulcers. It is further alleged that these medical complications contributed to the man's death. Despite the fact that the man had a prior episode of C. Diff, and was at an increased risk for return of the infection,...
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42 Illinois Nursing Homes Cited In 4th Quarter of 2009 For Violations Related To Patient Care
Normal 0 0 1 1324 7547 62 15 9268 11.518 0 0 0 I feel strongly about publicizing information related to poorly performing facilities. In Illinois, we are fortunate to have a department of health that does a great job documenting nursing home violations and publishing them on a quarterly basis. My hope is that families can use this information when making decisions relating to the placement of a loved in a nursing home. Below are the actual facilities cited by the IDPH this quarter-- I do think the individual violators are important-- but I think the better understanding...
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Spotlight On: Helia Healthcare of Urbana
Soon after being listed on the first-quarter 2009 “violator list” published by Illinois Department of Public Health (“IDPH”), Helia Healthcare of Urbana closed its doors. Helia Healthcare of Urbana was a 99-bed facility, formerly located at 907 North Lincoln in Urbana, Illinois. The News Gazette reports that Helia Healthcare of Urbana transferred its residents to other facilities on April 24, 2009 when it was “unable to correct deficiencies” and lost its federal funding. The “deficiencies” came to light when the IDPH issued Helia Healthcare of Urbana a violation notice and fined it $22,500. The IDPH stated that the facility needed...
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