Some of the most vulnerable patients in the nursing home community remain physically disabled patients with feeding tubes. Reliant on staff for their nutritional needs, specific protocols must be followed: before, during and after feedings in order to achieve their highest level of functioning. I was reminded about the heightened vulnerability of feeding tube patients… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Westshire Nursing and Rehab Center, Cicero, Illinois
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesWestshire Nursing and Rehab Center (“Westshire”), a massive 485-bed facility located at 5825 West Cermak Road in Cicero, Illinois, was recently cited by the IDPH and fined $35,000. Westshire was last cited by the IDPH in November 2007 for endangering residents by inadequately supervising a resident accused of sexual assault on another resident. The… Continue Reading
Improper Record Keeping Leads To Suspension Of New Admissions In Nursing Home
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesTennessee officials have suspended new the admission of new residents at the Quality Care Health Center in Lebanon, TN. The suspension comes after state and federal investigators found multiple safety violations during an investigation related to a complaint filed against the nursing home. Investigators from the Federal Center for Medicare-Medicaid Services found violations in physician… Continue Reading
Grim Details Emerge Regarding Malnutrition In Kentucky Nursing Home
Posted in MalnutritionAs we recently discussed, Winchester Centre for Health and Rehabilitation may lose its Medicare and Medicaid funding if it fails to correct the dangerous conditions inspectors have recently found at the facility. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have given the facility a February deadline to correct the problems or federal aide will… Continue Reading
Maryland Nursing Home Fined For Neglecting Patients
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesRarely do nursing homes have isolated problems. Rather, problems with patient care usually stem from a culture of poor staff training and under-staffing. Case in point– The Summerville at Potomac nursing facility in Maryland. Following a routine inspection, state and county nursing home surveyors discovered numerous violations governing patient care in nursing homes. Among the… Continue Reading