With a pattern of violence amongst its patients confirmed by investigations completed by the Chicago Police Department and the Illinois Department of Health, Rainbow Beach Care Center is certainly the type of facility that deserves the to be hyper-scrutinized in order to protect its patients. In fact, Rainbow Beach has the dubious distinction of having… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Parkshore Estates Nursing & Rehab; Chicago, IL (Previously known as “Kenwood Healthcare Center”)
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesOne can only imagine the pain of a female resident at Parkshore Estates Nursing & Rehab as she repeatedly cried out “Jesus, have mercy,” on February 8, 2012 as two nurses brusquely changed pressure sore dressings on her heel. The pain became so overwhelming, according to a state Health Department survey, that the resident screamed… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center – Chicago, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesAlong with suffering from a variety of debilitating ailments, the residents of Belhaven Nursing Home in Chicago have to contend with a chaotic atmosphere and staff who don’t have their best interests in mind. Eight surveys conducted within the past two years reveal a nursing home that systematically neglects its patients – seemingly without any… Continue Reading
Trouble At Chicago Nursing Home Caring For Minorities
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesA recent Chicago Tribune article, “Staff, family say Latino nursing home unsafe” provided a disturbing glimpse into the conditions at the Center Home for Hispanic Elderly— a Chicago nursing home, caring for a predominately Hispanic patient-base. The article details how many basic supplies used to provide for patients’ daily needs are regularly in such short… Continue Reading
Patient Beaten To Death In Chicago Nursing Home
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesA patient at Chicagoland nursing home has died from a variety of head injuries sustained due to the brutality of another patient at facility. According to reports from CBS 2, 80-year-old Anibel Calderon, was attacked by another patient in the dementia ward at Oak Park Helathcare Center some time during the day on Sunday. A… Continue Reading
400 Patients Evacuated From Chicago Nursing Home After Fire
Posted in BurnsA fire recently forced the evacuation of a large Chicago nursing home. According to news reports, the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago was called out to provide assistance to patients at Lydia Health Care Center in suburban Robbins in the early morning hours following the fire. Presently, an investigation is underway to determine… Continue Reading
Sexual Abuse Of Patient In Chicagoland Nursing Home
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultEven with strict federal and state laws protecting nursing home patients, somehow people completely unfit for the job manage to find their way into positions where they are caring for an incredibly vulnerable group of people. Recently, the Chicago Tribune reported on a horribly shameful incident involving the sexual assault of a nursing home… Continue Reading
Violations, Citations & Fines; Not Enough To Close Down Columbus Manor Nursing Home
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesEven with a long history of serious patient safety violations, Columbus Manor Residential Care Home on Chicago’s West-side, continues to keep its doors open. Primarily a Medicaid (state) funded facility, Columbus Manor’s owners have fought tooth and nail to keep the facility in operation in spite of threats of funding termination for non-compliance with safety… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab; Glenwood, Illinois
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure Ulcers, Burns, Illinois Nursing HomesGlenwood Healthcare & Rehab is a large 184-bed facility located just south of Chicago, with an “A” wing and a “B” wing. According to the government’s Medicare Web site, Glenwood received an overall rating of one out of five stars. While this alone raises several red flags, recent surveys from the Illinois Health Department confirm… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Waterfront Terrace Nursing Home; Chicago, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesDespite claims on its Web site that its “philosophy is one of compassion,” the Waterfront Terrace Nursing Home in Chicago appeared quite differently to recent health department surveyors. Disposable razors in residents’ rooms Exposed wiring in bathrooms A large hole in the vending room ceiling A bag of expired medications from 2007, stored alongside current… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Patient Dies After Clothes Ignite While Smoking
Posted in Smoking & Fires In Nursing HomesAuthorities are now investigating the smoking-related death of a 62-year-old man at a Chicago nursing home. The man identified as, Lawrence Lewis, suffered first and second degree burns to more than 20% of his body after his clothes caught fire while lighting a cigarette in an outdoor smoking area. After struggling with another patient to… Continue Reading
Chicago Nursing Home Patient Sexually Assaulted By CNA
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultDespite a steady stream of disturbing news headlines, sex crimes in nursing homes remain a rare– but certainly troubling– problem at facilities across the country. Most upsetting when these crimes are perpetrated upon disabled patients, they rarely get the attention that they deserve from both the facility as well as law enforcement as there is… Continue Reading
Fall No. Assault Yes. Death Of Chicago Nursing Home Resident Under Investigation
Posted in Nursing Home InjuryThe 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… Continue Reading
New Legislation To Protect Young & Vulnerable Awaits Governors Signature
Posted in Alden Nursing Homes, Children In Nursing Homes, Group Homes, Foster Care & Day CareWhile we usually think of older people in nursing homes, the reality is that there remains a sizable contingent of younger people who remain in nursing homes and other types of long-term care facilities. Many of these younger people suffer from disabilities such as birth defects and other genetic disorders that require intensive medical care…. Continue Reading
Is The Push To Privatize A Chicagoland Nursing Home A Good Thing?
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesIt’s no secret that privately operated, “for-profit” nursing homes tend to provide inferior care and have higher rates of deficiencies that their “non-profit” peers, yet a Chicagoland community is set to possibilily turn over the operation of a long-time nursing home to a private company. Citing the financial burden of providing quality patient care within… Continue Reading
Lawsuit Alleges That Even After Death, Chicago Nursing Home Fails To Respect Families Wishes
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesA somewhat unusual lawsuit has been filed by the family of a deceased nursing home patient against a Chicago nursing home. Unlike most nursing home lawsuits seeking damages for injuries or death to an individual, a lawsuit filed by the family of a deceased patient at Ridgeview Nursing Home seeks damages for emotional distress after… Continue Reading
Long-Time Chicagoland Nursing Home Gets Bought Out By Nearby Hospital
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesCrain’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… Continue Reading
“Escape Plan” Tragedy At Chicago Nursing Home
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home InjuryI immediately envisioned scenes from a movie depicting a jail house escape, when I read a disheartening article about a man who recently died while using his bed sheets to escape from a Chicago nursing home. The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that a 57-year-old patient at Woodbridge Nursing Home recently fell 10-20 feet to… Continue Reading
More Crooks Nabbed In Chicago Nursing Home
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesIf you’ve been following many of the news headlines regarding Chicago Nursing Homes, you’d likely think that these facilities are teaming with violent patients. Well, ‘teaming’ may be a little strong, but these facilities do seem to have an alarming number of unsavory characters who have no business living in nursing homes— let alone sitting… Continue Reading
It’s Time To Yank Federal Funding From Dangerous Nursing Homes
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home AbuseFor too long, the federal government has been subsidizing downright pathetic nursing homes. Facilities that provide horrible care and dangerous living conditions are still permitted to keep their doors open. As long as these facilities remain open, they will continue to provide a steady stream of income for their owners because of the government’s generosity…. Continue Reading
Chicago Nursing Home Cited For Multiple Violations Following Drowning Death Of Patient
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesOn July 15, 2010, the Illinois Department of Public Health conducted a survey of Warren Park Health & Living Center in Chicago. The survey was conducted following a well-publicized drowning death of a psychologically disturbed patient in a bathtub at the facility in the weeks prior. Rather than an isolated episode, the survey reveals a… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, Chicago, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesOn August 20, 2010 the Illinois Department of Health issued a ‘Type A’ violation and $10,000 fine against Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center located in Chicago, IL. The sanctions are in response to the conditions documented in July 1, 2010 survey completed at the facility that identified several problems related to patient safety and well-being…. Continue Reading
Dementia Patient Missing From Chicago Nursing Home
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesWith a winter storm quickly approaching, Chicago Police are seeking the help of the public in locating Lidia Constantinesco. Seventy-nine-year-old Constantinesco was a patient at Alshore Nursing Home, located on Chicago’s Northwest-side. Ms. Constantinesco suffers from diabetes and dementia. Her whereabouts are unknown as she walked out of the facility with an unknown man, whom… Continue Reading
More Nursing Home Patients Arrested With Active Warrants In Chicago Nursing Home. Why Are They There In The First Place?
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesI really applaud Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s efforts to improve the safety of patients in nursing homes throughout the state. Her “Operation Guardian” uses multi-disciplinary teams from various state and local agencies to conduct unannounced sweeps at facilities thought to care for people with outstanding arrest warrants. To date, the operation has conducted 21… Continue Reading