Not surprisingly, nursing homes make money by keeping their facilities fully stocked with patients. Many expenses relating to the operation of skilled nursing facilities are fixed– utilities, lease of the property and staffing— are all relatively constant for nursing home operators– regardless of how many people are in facility. Lower occupancy rates obviously translate to… Continue Reading
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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: Milestone-Elmwood East
Posted in Choking, Illinois Nursing HomesMilestone-Elmwood East is a small, 12-bed nursing home located in Rockford, Illinois. Milestone, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit corporation that provides “residential, developmental, vocational, and social support services for adults and children with mental retardation, autism, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy.” This facility committed serious violations that led to the choking death of one resident. (See Nursing Homes Abuse… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Rockford Healthcare & Rehab Center Fined For Failing To Prevent Pressure Ulcers
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesIn December 2008, the Illinois Department of Public Heath (IDPH) completed a survey of Rockford Healthcare & Rehab Center, located at 1920 North Main Street in Rockford, Illinois. Finding significant problems with the facility, it issued a notice of a Type A violation and a fine of $15,000. IDPH found that Rockford Healthcare & Rehab… Continue Reading
New Rehab Facility In Belvidere, Illinois
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesA husband and wife team are transforming a Belvidere, Illinois nursing home into a post acute facility. Jim and Marilyn Palazzo are renovating the 30-year-old Biltmore nursing home building into a post-surgical, post-acute care facility for patients after they have been treated at a hospital for procedures such as hip or knee joint replacements. The… Continue Reading