When you consider forms of cruel treatment, maybe you consider beds of nails or solitary confinement? However, another form of cruel treatment– the use of restraints, is commonly used with innocent nursing home patients. At some facilities, patient restraints are a commonly used tool used by facilities in lieu of providing actual hands-on patient care… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Addolorata Villa: Wheeling, Illinois
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesEven 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
Under-staffing At Nursing Home Blamed For Pressure Ulcer, Infection & Subsequent Death
Posted in Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersThe son of a deceased nursing home patient blames ‘under-staffing’ as the primary reason why his mother fell and subsequently developed pressure ulcers. Gary Brown filed a lawsuit against a county operated nursing home in Nebraska on behalf of his deceased mother’s estate. In addition to under-staffing, the lawsuit alleges the facility allowed his mother… Continue Reading
Lexington Care Center Named As Defendant In Case Involving Mutiple Falls
Posted in Nursing Home FallsLexington Care Center of Lake Zurich, Illinois has been named in nursing home negligence lawsuit filed in Cook County. The lawsuit alleges Chicago nursing home failed to monitor an 83-year-old resident who was a known high fall risk. The woman allegedly fell five times from February through August, 2007. The fifth and final fall at… Continue Reading
$50,000 Penalty Sought Against Nursing Home Where Resident Fell To Her Death
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsThe North Carolina Nursing Home, where an Alzheimer’s patient recently fell to her death after she literally wheeled herself through multiple sets of unlocked doors will likely face a fine of $50,000 — the maximum penalty. As we recently discussed, on December 18th, 87-year-old Annie Bell Scarboro went unnoticed by staff at the Five Oaks… Continue Reading
Never Event #1: Hospital Falls & Trauma
Posted in Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home FallsFalls in trauma top the list of preventable medical conditions in hospitals, accounting for 193,566 incidents in 2007. Falls in hospitals (and similarly in nursing homes) are deemed to be preventable by Medicare because with proper fall/risk assessments and staff assistance most falls in hospital could be avoided. A number of factors should be addressed by… Continue Reading
Coincidence? Two Lawsuits Recently Filed Against Same Nursing Home
Posted in LitigationBad nursing homes generally have a pattern of poor care. There will always be isolated incidents at even the most well staffed facilities. However, when repeated incidents occur within a brief period of time there are usually deeper problem with the facility. Case in point, two recent lawsuits were filed against the Devon Gables Health… Continue Reading