On June 9, 2011, the Illinois Department of Health issued a “Type A” violation and $25,000 fine against the Emeritus at Prospect Heights Nursing Home, in Prospect Heights, Illinois. The sanctions are in response to an incident that occurred on February 22, where a male resident wandered out of the home and was struck and… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Patient Dies When Struck By Car In Busy Street. What Was He Doing There?
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesNo one at Emeritus of Prospect Heights nursing home, thought much about why William Spears, a resident at the facility, was headed out for a stroll—at 11 p.m.— on a cold February night— and with his walker. Why? That’s what authorities from the Prospect Heights Police Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health are… Continue Reading
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges That An Emertus Assisted Living Facilities Gross Neglect Of Dementia Patient Results In Death
Posted in Assisted Living Facilities, Elopement & Wandering, Wrongful DeathA wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Ridgeland Assisted Living (Mississippi) and its parent company Emeritus Corporation following an incidnet at the facility when a dementia patient fell from a second story window. The lawsuit, filed by the daughter of the deceased resident, claims that despite multiple assurances from the facility, they failed to… Continue Reading
Rather Than Improve Poorly Performing Nursing Homes, Why Not Just Re-Categorize Them?
Posted in Medication Errors, National Nursing Home Issues, NeglectLast fall, we discussed the problems state inspectors found at Emeritus at Crossing Pointe, a Florida nursing home, that posed an immediate threat to resident safety. During an inspection at the nursing home, inspectors discovered: An 82-year-old patient who died after staff failed to provide her heart medication for four days Inaccurate resident counts by facility managers… Continue Reading
Maryland Nursing Home Fined For Neglecting Patients
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesRarely 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… Continue Reading