For several years now, the Manor Court of Clinton nursing home in Clinton, IL, has been operating deep in the shadows. Based on four state surveys, the most recent of which was completed on February 24, the 92 residents of Manor Court live in a world filled with abuse and neglect. The surveys, of course,… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Momence Meadows Nursing & Rehab; Momence, IL
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes(Photo Caption: A feeding tube error at the Momence Meadows Nursing Home cost a male resident his life.) During the night of September 19, 2011, a nurse at the Momence Meadows Nursing & Rehab Center in Momence, IL made a fatal mistake. Instead of inserting a feeding tube into a resident’s stomach, the nurse inserted… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Blamed For Un-checked Urinary Tract Infection
Posted in Infections In Nursing HomesOne of the more common nursing home injuries that I see commonly involves the development of a urinary tract infection during an admission to a facility. Commonly referred to as a UTI, a urinary tract infection can involve any of the part of the urinary system comprised of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. … Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Emeritus at Prospect Heights; Prospect Heights, IL
Posted in Elopement & Wandering, Illinois Nursing HomesOn 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
Nursing Home Abuse: Facilty Allows Patient To Fall 45 Times!
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home FallsWhen I first saw a recent news report about a Canadian nursing home patient that fell 45 times over a six-month period, I began to question my reading skills as the number seemed to be downright shocking! As it turns out, my eyes are indeed in good order as are the journalistic skills of the… Continue Reading
Inadequate Staffing Alleged In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Home
Posted in Wrongful DeathA Kentucky nursing home was named in a recently wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of a patient who was allegedly neglected at the facility. Donna Anderson’s lawsuit cites inadequate staffing and ongoing deficiencies as the primary reasons for her husband’s physical decline and eventual death at Madison Manor nursing home. According to news… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Management Comapny Ordered To Pay $2 Million For Pateint’s Death
Posted in Bed Sore Lawsuit, Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure UlcersA jury in Georgia has ordered the management company of a nursing home to pay $2 million in compensatory damages to the estate of a woman who died at a facility they operated. Shortly after entering jury deliberations, the jury ordered Subacute Services, Inc., the operator of Rockmart Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to pay the… 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
Doctor Alleges Dehydration & Malnutrition In Nursing Home Lawsuit On Behalf Of Relative
Posted in Dehydration, Litigation, MalnutritionA Kentucky jury is hearing evidence in wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home that allegedly failed to provide sufficient nutrition and fluids which in turn contributed to her death. The lawsuit was initiated by a physician who is a relative of the deceased patient. According to information contained in the lawsuit and remarks made… 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
New Illinois Court Decision Holds That No Punitive Damages Can Be Awarded In Survival Actions Involving Nursing Home Negligence
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Litigation, Wrongful DeathSome of the substantial verdicts we have recently discussed at the Nursing Homes Abuse Blog here and here involve jury verdicts with punitive damage components. While some of these verdicts may seem excessive, most of the time the damages are awarded because the facilities conduct was so extreme that it deserves to be punished. In most jurisdictions,… Continue Reading
Nurses Failure To Assist Patient To Toilet Costs Nursing Home Dearly
Posted in Dropped Patients, Litigation, Nursing Home FallsThere’s been a lot of talk about a recent jury verdict against Hillcrest Nursing Home, a Kentucky facility, after a patient fell while attempting to transfer herself to the toilet– and there should be, the jury hit the facility with a $7 million dollar verdict. The incident involved a patient who was 67-years-young, who… Continue Reading
New York Jury Punishes Nursing Home Where Man Develops More Than 20 Bed Sores
Posted in Bed Sore Lawsuit, LitigationIt never fails to amaze me. Frequently, when I tell people about some of the cases I work on involving bed sores, I only to get a ‘so what?’ reaction from them. Are the people who surround me heartless? Maybe some of them (just joking, honey)? Nonetheless, the reality is that most people have no… Continue Reading
Lawsuit Alleges: One Week In The Nursing Home Results In Significant Deterioration Of Pressure Sores & Sepsis
Posted in Bed Sore Lawsuit, Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure Ulcers, SepsisAfter a one week stay at Caseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation (IL), Theresa Mary Steiner’s pressure sores significantly deteriorated to the point that she had become ‘septic‘ according to a recently filed lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that on December 12, 2008 Ms. Steiner was admitted to the facility with stage II pressure sores on her buttocks… Continue Reading
Lawsuit Claims That Nursing Home Failed To Intervene In Case Involving The Sexual Abuse Of A Patient
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultA lawsuit has been filed against the LaSalle County Nursing Home by the guardian of a female patient at the facility who was sexually abused by male patient at the facility. The lawsuit alleges that between January and May, 2009 the staff at LaSalle County Nursing Home failed to implement preventative measures that would… Continue Reading
Lawsuit Claims Nursing Home’s Failure To Provide Medical Care For Cancer Patient Contributed To Death
Posted in Litigation, Wrongful DeathThe family of Charles Bradley has flied a wrongful death lawsuit against Everett Care & Rehabilitation and the parent company Sunbridge Healthcare Corp. for failing to take any action when the facility became aware that the skin around Mr. Bradley’s penis was ‘breaking down’. The lawsuit further alleges the that facility’s failure to provide medical… Continue Reading
Recovery for Loss Of Spouse’s Services, A Loss Of Consortium Claim
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesIn a situation where your spouse is injured or killed because of nursing home abuse or neglect, you may be entitled to bring a claim for the loss of your spouse’s services that occurred as a result of their injury or death. The amount of recovery depends upon the personal nature of your relationship with… Continue Reading
PA Nursing Home Lawsuit Claims Facility Failed To Supervise & Implement Wheelchair Precautions
Posted in LitigationA nursing home negligence lawsuit has been filed against the Village at Luther Square Nursing Home after Edward O’Neil died from injuries allegedly sustained due to a fall from his wheelchair. According the the facts alleged in the lawsuit, staff at Village at Luther Square left O’Neil unattended in his wheelchair for several hours on… Continue Reading
Lawsuit Claims That Nursing Home’s Negligence Resulted In Patient’s Decubitus Ulcers
Posted in Bed Sore Lawsuit, Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure Ulcers, LitigationA nursing home negligence lawsuit has been filed against Highland Health Care Center and its parent company Covenant Care Midwest for their negligent care of a patient. The lawsuit alleges that the patient was admitted to Highland Health Care Center on November 5, 2008 for physical therapy, following a total knee replacement surgery. During the… Continue Reading
In Wake Of Sexual Assault Of Elderly Woman, Chicago Nursing Home & Administrator Named In Civil Lawsuit
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesFollowing allegations of a sexual assault committed by a young resident on another elderly resident at an Elgin nursing facility, a nursing home lawsuit has been filed. The lawsuit filed by the elderly victim names: Maplewood Care Inc., S.I.R. Management Inc. (the facilities parent company) and James Doyle, the facilities administrator, as defendants in the… 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
Judge Tosses Manslaughter Charges Against Nursing Home Employees In Case Involving Death Of Disabled Resident
Posted in Nursing Home StaffJudge Susan Grant dismissed the manslaughter charges against three nursing home employees in a case involving the death of a disabled resident at a Michigan Nursing Home. The charges were filed in 2006 following the death of Sarah Comer at Metron Nursing Home. The case received national attention when it was revealed that Comer… Continue Reading
Appellate Court Orders Retrial In Nursing Home Negligence Case With $29.8M In Punitive Damages
Posted in Litigation, Medical MalpracticeFollowing an appeal by a nursing home operator based on an excessive verdict, an Appellate Court has ordered a re-trial of the punitive damage aspect of a nursing home negligence case. The case was originally tried in Warren County Circuit court and a jury awarded $4.1 M in compensatory damages and $29.8 M in punitive… Continue Reading