Sometimes 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
Tag Archives: mental illness
Mentally Disabled Patients Composing A Larger Portion Of Nursing Homes Population. Is Your Loved One At Risk?
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesNursing home facilities often house young and middle-aged residents suffering from mental illness (including schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder) with older nursing home residents. In some cases, this has led to violence against already frail elderly residents. Younger mentally ill people now make up more than 9% of the nation’s almost 1.4 million nursing home… 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
Nursing Home Fails To Report Suspected Sex Abuse To Authorities
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Sexual Abuse & AssaultBourbonnais Terrace Nursing Home was recently fined $20,000 by the Illinois Department of Public Health for failing to timely report two episodes of alleged sex abuse. An annual nursing home inspection conducted by state inspectors revealed that Bourbonnais Terrace waited three months to report the incidents involving abuse of patients at their facility to authorities. … Continue Reading
Should Criminal Background Checks Be Required At All Nursing Homes?
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesToday, the Village of North Aurora, IL will consider mandatory fingerprinting for criminal background checks for all residents of the North Aurora Care Center as well as other changes at the facility. Originally constructed in 1971 for the ‘care of old age", today the facility provides both daily living assistance and medical care for 103… Continue Reading
Young, Mentally Ill Residents Pose Significant Threat To Nursing Home Residents
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesThe Daily Herald, recently had an article on growing part of the nursing home population– young nursing home residents. Most of the younger people in nursing homes are admitted to the facilities, not for nursing care, but because there are few alternatives for people with mental illness. The number of younger nursing home residents with… Continue Reading