Nursing Home Spotlight: Lexington of Elmhurst
On November 17, 2009, the Illinois Department of Public Health fined the Lexington of Elmhurst nursing home $25,000 for fourth quarter Nursing Home Care Act violations relating to the area of nursing. The nursing home’s failures resulted in several residents suffering from preventable injuries. Lexington of Elmhurst is a large, 145-bed, one-star (much below average) Medicare rated nursing home facility located in Elmhurst, IL. A September 2009 survey conducted by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) revealed numerous deficiencies including failure to implement measures to reduce the risk of falls for four of fourteen residents in the sample who were...
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Trust Your Instinct When Placing A Child In Daycare With Potential Hazards
Recently, we settled a claim on behalf of a 11-month-old girl who fell from a high chair at a daycare center--- a mere four days after she began attending the facility. The young girl slipped down from the chair and sustained a laceration and fracture to her face. An investigation by the state regulatory agency revealed that the high chair the girl was using was missing a crucial strap to ensure that the infant could sit securely without the risk of slipping out of the bottom. The investigation further revealed that an employee at the facility had requested a replacement...
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Addolorata Villa: Wheeling, Illinois
Even at nursing home facilities with relatively high Medicare ratings and low average number of health deficiencies, serious problems can still occur. Despite a three-star (average Medicare rating), Addolorata Villa (a nursing home located in Wheeling, Illinois with 91 certified beds) failed to provide proper care and services to an elderly female resident after a fall, which then required an ER visit for serious injuries. Addolorata received two stars for its health inspections for five health deficiencies over the past year. This is three less health deficiencies than the average number of health deficiencies for Illinois nursing homes and also three less...
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2 Residents Fall From Wheelchairs With 2 Days At Nursing Home
One resident died after rupturing a blood vessel in his brain and fracturing his neck following his wheelchair tipped--anti-tipping devices were not in place. A second resident fell forward in her wheelchair and struck her head on the floor resulting in a concussion and laceration requiring stitches-- a prescribed waist restraint was not in place. The similar incidents occurred within 48 hours of each other at the same nursing home. What makes these unnecessary events so disturbing is that they occurred within days of each other--these are not isolated incidents. The events have prompted inspections by state nursing home inspectors. ...
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