More Care Options for Seniors Leaves Some Nursing Home Operators Crying Poor
Not surprisingly, nursing homes make money by keeping their facilities fully stocked with patients. Many expenses relating to the operation of skilled nursing facilities are fixed-- utilities, lease of the property and staffing--- are all relatively constant for nursing home operators-- regardless of how many people are in facility. Lower occupancy rates obviously translate to lower profits at most skilled nursing facilities. Despite the obvious economic incentive to keep beds at facilities as full as possible, I was somewhat disappointed when I read an article appearing in the Rockford Register Star by Melissa Westphal, "Nursing home leaders: Need is being...
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IL Attorney General Nabs Two Patients From An Alden Nursing Home With Criminal Warrants
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has most recently moved her troops to the Northern Illinois city of Rockford--- Alden Park Strathmoor Nursing Home to be exact-- to search for nursing home patients with criminal warrants. Operation Guardian, as the program is known, is a program created by Ms. Madigan in response to the widely publicized articles regarding the presence of violent criminals living in Illinois Nursing Homes. The program utilizes the combines resources from the Attorney Generals office, as well as representatives from state and local law enforcement agencies for unannounced visits to nursing homes that are suspected to house...
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Milestone-Elmwood East
Milestone-Elmwood East is a small, 12-bed nursing home located in Rockford, Illinois. Milestone, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit corporation that provides “residential, developmental, vocational, and social support services for adults and children with mental retardation, autism, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy.” This facility committed serious violations that led to the choking death of one resident. (See Nursing Homes Abuse Blog: Topic – Choking) This nursing home committed several serious 4th quarter violations relating to the area of policy and procedure. (See “42 Illinois Nursing Homes Cited in 4th Quarter of 2009 for Violations Related to Patient Care”) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) fined the...
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Fairview Nursing Plaza, Rockford, IL
Normal 0 0 1 840 4790 39 9 5882 11.1282 0 0 0 On October 28, 2009, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) fined Fairview Nursing Plaza (a large, 213 bed “skilled and intermediate care facility” located in Rockford, IL) $10,000 for fourth quarter nursing home violations. These violations included Nursing Home Care Act violations involving improper and inaccurate documentation of diabetes treatment and monitoring, and failure to immediately arrange for ambulance transport for a diabetic resident suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis. Also in October 2009, IDPH fined Fairview $10,000 for violating the Nursing Home Care Act (for a...
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Rockford Healthcare & Rehab Center Fined For Failing To Prevent Pressure Ulcers
In December 2008, the Illinois Department of Public Heath (IDPH) completed a survey of Rockford Healthcare & Rehab Center, located at 1920 North Main Street in Rockford, Illinois. Finding significant problems with the facility, it issued a notice of a Type A violation and a fine of $15,000. IDPH found that Rockford Healthcare & Rehab Center failed to monitor residents who were at risk for pressure sores or to follow physician directions for care of pressure sores. As a result of their failure to implement prvention techniques, some residents suffered from worsening conditions and developed new pressure ulcers during their...
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New Rehab Facility In Belvidere, Illinois
A husband and wife team are transforming a Belvidere, Illinois nursing home into a post acute facility. Jim and Marilyn Palazzo are renovating the 30-year-old Biltmore nursing home building into a post-surgical, post-acute care facility for patients after they have been treated at a hospital for procedures such as hip or knee joint replacements. The Palazzos are pumping about $3.5 million into renovating the building. That money will pay for bigger, more modern rooms with flat-screen TVs and new beds, a restaurant that will serve gourmet meals, new bathrooms with Kohler fixtures and earth-tone decor, a new therapy wing and...
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