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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Falls In Nursing Homes Are A Serious Threat To The Safety Of Many Patients
Given the frequency (approximately 80+% of all nursing nursing home patients will experience a fall this coming year) with which nursing home falls occur, facilities must be on the lookout when it comes to implementing fall prevention techniques in order to improve patient safety. Too often, the prevention comes too late-- if at all. Here are our most popular fall-related entries over the past year: How Many Falls Is Enough To Impose Responsibility On Nursing Home? Falls are a common problem facing elderly people in and out of nursing homes. By some accounts, every elderly person in America will fall...
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Fall From Bed Results In Death Of Newly Admitted Nursing Home Patient
I've noticed a trend amongst many nursing home negligence cases-- injuries occur at a disproportionately high rate within the initial admission period. The most reasonable explanation for the heightened rate of nursing home injuries in during the initial admission period is most likely related with both the facilities unfamiliarity with the patient and vice versa. Nonetheless, a facility that claims they were 'simply unfamiliar' with a patient is probably a poor defense if a negligence claim were pursued. Even before a care plan is developed, nursing homes must take reasonable steps to provide the highest feasible level of care for...
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