The fentanyl-overdose death of a central Illinois nursing home administrator really called into question the judgment of the owners of Timbercreek Rehab & Healthcare Center for me. Apparently, the owners of the Pekin, IL facility weren’t too concerned the fact that their administrator was on probation with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation for ‘substance… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Galesburg Terrace
Posted in Ventilator PatientsThe August 12, 2010 survey completed by Illinois Department of Health personnel paints a disturbing picture of the care provided to patients at Galesburg Terrace nursing home in Galesburg, IL. In particular, major safety problems were found with patients who require tracheostomy and/or ventilator care. Observation of patients and individual charts revealed a facility teetering… Continue Reading
An Inspirational Tale: Daughter Doesn’t Let Chicagoland Assisted Living Facility Push Her Around
Posted in Assisted Living FacilitiesThere’s an inspirational story in the Chicago Tribune for families who have loved ones in nursing homes and assisted living facilities and feel as though the facilities are taking advantage of a captive audience—particularly in a financial sense. The article chronicles the troubles encountered by Laura Merens, who’s 89-year-old father died shortly after arrangements had… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Fox River Pavilion, Aurora, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home InjuryThe IDPH quarterly report on Nursing Home Care Act violations includes a $30,000 fine for violations relating to the area of nursing. Fox River Pavilion is a large 121 bed facility in Aurora, IL. Medicare gave the facility an overall rating of two out of five stars (below average rating) with only one out of five stars (much below… Continue Reading
Should Nursing Homes Restrict The Sexual Activity Of Disabled Patients?
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Sexual Abuse & AssaultA recently filed lawsuit accuses Rainbow Beach Nursing Center (Chicago, IL) of negligently attending to the sexual health of a schizophrenic patient who became pregnant during her admission to the facility. The family of the patient who gave birth to a handicapped boy, claims that the facility was negligent for allowing mentally disabled patients… Continue Reading
Turning & Repositioning By Nursing Home Staff Blamed For The Leg Fractures Of Patient
Posted in Broken Bones, LitigationTurning and repositioning are key elements in the prevention of decubitus ulcers (also known as: pressure ulcers, pressure sores or bed sores). In the process of repositioning patients, staff are to move the patient in their bed to relieve unrelieved pressure from areas on the body in contact with the bed. Depending on the… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Alden Town Manor
Posted in Alden Nursing Homes, Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home FallsAlden Town Manor is a skilled nursing facility in Cicero, IL that was recently cited by the Illinois Department of Health following a March 30, 2010 survey at the facility. The focus of the survey was related to a March 6, 2010 incident in which a patient fell at the facility and subsequently died due… Continue Reading
Chicagoland Manor Care Facility Named In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Posted in ManorCareA recently filed wrongful death lawsuit alleges that ManorCare’s Hinsdale, IL facility was negligent in caring for a 74-year-old patient at the facility. According to the lawsuit, filed in Cook County, the patient died from acute renal failure that was brought about by severe dehydration within 30 days her he admission to the facility due… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Ombudsman Honored For Dedication To Seniors In Illinois
Posted in Help For Residents & Families, Illinois Nursing HomesI think anyone who reads a recent article by Dean Olsen in The State Journal Register will likely be left with the feeling that the world is a better place due to people like Olga Perry. Hardly a household name, Ms. Perry is one the the thousands of mainly volunteer ombudsman across the country who… Continue Reading
IL Attorney General Nabs Two Patients From An Alden Nursing Home With Criminal Warrants
Posted in Alden Nursing Homes, Illinois Nursing HomesIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has most recently moved her troops to the Northern Illinois city of Rockford— Alden Park Strathmoor Nursing Home to be exact– to search for nursing home patients with criminal warrants. Operation Guardian, as the program is known, is a program created by Ms. Madigan in response to the widely publicized… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Adloff Place- Springfield, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesAs nursing homes go, Adloff Place is a very small facility with less than twenty patients in Southern Illinois. Unlike traditional nursing homes, Adloff Place has a predominately young and mentally disabled patient base. In a recent Quarterly Report of nursing homes, the Illinois Department of Health issued a ‘type A’ violation and fined the… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Fairview Nursing Plaza, Rockford, IL
Posted in Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Illinois Nursing HomesNormal 0 0 1 840 4790 39 9 5882 11.1282 0 0 0 On October 28, 2009, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) fined Fairview Nursing Plaza (a large, 213 bed “skilled and intermediate care facility” located in Rockford, IL) $10,000 for fourth quarter nursing home violations. These violations included Nursing Home Care Act… Continue Reading
Troubled Illinois Nursing Home Says Adios To Federal & State Funding After Authorities Find Ongoing Problems. Is Their Nursing Home License Next?
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesSometimes change is a good thing– especially when it comes to poorly performing nursing homes. Too often, poorly performing nursing homes get stuck in a rut, simply because there is little incentive to change. However, after three inspections where nursing home inspectors noted ‘serious problems’ at Fox River Pavilion, the facility has been stripped of… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Pershing Convalescent Home- Berwyn, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesPershing Convalescent Home is a small 51 bed nursing home located in Berwyn, IL, a suburb of Chicago. This nursing home facility received only one out of five stars, which is a much below average rating, according to the government’s Medicare website. The facility’s health inspections rated a mere one out of five stars, which… Continue Reading
Patient Beaten To Death At Nursing Home With Long History Of Safety Violations. Should This Facility Really Be Considered A Skilled Nursing Facility Or Simply A Haven for Thugs?
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseMurder charges may soon be filed against 62-year-old Ardyce Nauden, after he beat brutally Andres Cardona at Chicago’s Columbus Park Nursing & Rehab Center. The beating occurred after Cardona allegedly tried to take Nauden’s lunch. The August incident, resulted in Cardona being injured so badly that he was admitted to a hospital and placed on… Continue Reading
A Rosewood Care Center Loses Almost Half Its Staff After Probe Reveals Many Employees Working Illegally
Posted in Nursing Home StaffA probe by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the staff at Rosewood Care Center in Northbrook, IL revealed many employees at the Chicagoland nursing home were working at the facility illegally— without proper paperwork the government requires for aliens to legally work. Over the course of a three month inspection of worker documents, Customs… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: St. Francis NSG & Rehab Center, Evanston, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesSt. Francis NSG & Rehab Center is a larger 124 bed facility located in Evanston, IL a city just north of Chicago. According to the government’s Medicare website, the facility received three out of five stars, which is an average rating. In the past year, the nursing home had only three health deficiencies, which is five less… Continue Reading