Fall No. Assault Yes. Death Of Chicago Nursing Home Resident Under Investigation
The investigation into the death of a resident at a Chicago nursing home took a surprising turn when the Cook County Medical Examiner's office revealed that a patient's closed head injuries were due to an assault as opposed to a fall as was initially reported. 86-year-old Mercedes Inverson had been living at Maryhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation in Glenview, IL where she somehow sustained a closed head injury last week and was taken to Northshore Health System Evanston Hospital. Shortly after she was pronounced dead at the facility, an autopsy concluded that the type of head injury she sustained was not...
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Long-Time Chicagoland Nursing Home Gets Bought Out By Nearby Hospital
Crain's Chicago Business is reporting that Ressurrection Health Care will be acquiring Ballard Nursing Home in Des Plaines, IL. Under the terms of the purchase, Ballard will continue to operate under its existing name as it gets absorbed by the the larger health care operator. Ressurrection Health Care currently operates six hospital and six nursing homes in the Chicagoland area including: Hospitals Holy Family Medical Center Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center Resurrection Medical Center Saint Francis Hospital Saint Joseph Hospital Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Nursing Homes Holy Family Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Des Plaines Maryhaven...
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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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