Even at nursing home facilities with relatively high Medicare ratings and low average number of health deficiencies, serious problems can still occur. Despite a three-star (average Medicare rating), Addolorata Villa (a nursing home located in Wheeling, Illinois with 91 certified beds) failed to provide proper care and services to an elderly female resident after a fall,… Continue Reading
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Woman Beaten At Chicago Nursing Home With Troubled Past
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home Abuse, Unexplained BruisingAs reported by WBBM 780 Radio, a female patient was punched by another male patient at South Shore Nursing & Rehab on Sunday evening. Staff at the Chicago nursing home called police after the man allegedly attacked the woman from behind and began punching her in the face. The woman was treated at nearby Mt…. Continue Reading
When Bruises Can’t Speak For Themselves: The Difficulty Proving Abuse Of Disabled Nursing Home Residents
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse, Unexplained BruisingThe News & Observer, had an article about the difficulty proving physical abuse in disabled nursing home residents who are unable to communicate any information about the act. The article focuses on an 88-year-old disabled woman who sustained bruises to her face(consistent with abuse) while a resident at Sunnybrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Raleigh, N.C…. Continue Reading