Investigations May Not Always Hold The Answers To How A Nursing Home Injury Or Death Occurred
Like many families, Kenneth Gall sought a sense of closure with respect the circumstances surrounding his mother's death after she sustained an injury during her admission to Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills. Unfortunately, more than a year after his mother's death, questions still remain as to the facilities role in the matter-- and how a disabled, primarily bed-bound-woman managed to fracture her neck while admitted to a nursing home. Was it due to a fall? Was the fracture related to violence? Did Mrs. Gall get entangled in a bed rail? What is known is that 91-year-old Gladys Gall died about...
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Most Nursing Home Deaths Remain Uninvestigated
In an effort to identify instances of nursing home abuse and neglect, the Illinois Department of Public Health has implemented a death reporting program in ten counties in Illinois. The pilot program requires nursing homes to immediately report nursing home deaths to the county coroner. Once reported, it is up to the county coroner to investigate the facts surrounding the death and determine if the death was related to nursing home abuse or neglect. From July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, 8 suspicious deaths were attributed to mistreatment in nursing homes out of a reported 3,669 total nursing home deaths. The pilot program empowered...
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