Nursing Home Spotlight: Westshire Nursing and Rehab Center, Cicero, Illinois
Westshire Nursing and Rehab Center (“Westshire”), a massive 485-bed facility located at 5825 West Cermak Road in Cicero, Illinois, was recently cited by the IDPH and fined $35,000. Westshire was last cited by the IDPH in November 2007 for endangering residents by inadequately supervising a resident accused of sexual assault on another resident. The IDPH conducted the most recent investigation in January 2009 and released the results as part of its first quarterly report of 2009. The investigation revealed that Westshire failed to adequately monitor, treat, and prevent pressure sores in multiple residents, often resulting in painful deterioration...
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Improper Record Keeping Leads To Suspension Of New Admissions In Nursing Home
Tennessee officials have suspended new the admission of new residents at the Quality Care Health Center in Lebanon, TN. The suspension comes after state and federal investigators found multiple safety violations during an investigation related to a complaint filed against the nursing home. Investigators from the Federal Center for Medicare-Medicaid Services found violations in physician services, nursing services and with medical records. Investigators discovered residents at the Tennessee nursing home were put in 'immediate jeopardy' because nurses did not keep proper charts. Additionally, nursing home inspectors also documented instances of dramatic weight loss among residents. Quality Care Health Center was...
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Grim Details Emerge Regarding Malnutrition In Kentucky Nursing Home
As we recently discussed, Winchester Centre for Health and Rehabilitation may lose its Medicare and Medicaid funding if it fails to correct the dangerous conditions inspectors have recently found at the facility. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have given the facility a February deadline to correct the problems or federal aide will be pulled and daily fines will be imposed. The Lexington Herald-Leader, ran an article detailing the deficiencies documented in recent inspections of the facility obtained via the Open Records Act. Among the more disturbing situations detailed in the report: A resident lost 87 pounds during...
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Maryland Nursing Home Fined For Neglecting Patients
Rarely do nursing homes have isolated problems. Rather, problems with patient care usually stem from a culture of poor staff training and under-staffing. Case in point-- The Summerville at Potomac nursing facility in Maryland. Following a routine inspection, state and county nursing home surveyors discovered numerous violations governing patient care in nursing homes. Among the violations, the surveyors discovered: improperly care for pressure ulcers, mismanaged patients' medication, lack of fall precautions for patients prone to falling and patients with excessive weight gain and loss. According to Wendy Kronmiller, director of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Office...
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