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Nursing Home Fall Results In Fractured Elbow
A resident was seriously injured after experiencing nursing home falls at the Oakview Heights Continuing Care and Rehab Center in Mount Carmel, Illinois. She was admitted with a known lack of coordination and unstable gait. Like all nursing home residents, she … Continue reading
More Broken Bones After Neglect At Taylorville
Last year we wrote about an incident at the Taylorville Care Center in Taylorville, Illinois. A bed-to-wheelchair transfer was performed using only one nursing home staff member instead of the two that were called for in the resident’s plan of care. It seems … Continue reading
Nursing Home Resident Suffers Fall After Staff Bungles Transfer
As a nursing home attorney, I believe that more nursing home falls are caused by poorly trained staff than for any other reason. A resident of the Bellwood Developmental Center in Bellwood, Illinois broke two bones in her leg after … Continue reading
Maple Crest Nursing Home Fails To Control Nursing Home Falls
A “confused and agitated” nursing home resident at the Maple Crest Care Center in Belvidere, Illinois, was left unsupervised in a seated position. She fell forward off of the bed, fracturing two bones in her leg and raising a large … Continue reading
Nursing Home Inspection Reveals Falls, Fractures, Unsanitary Conditions at Meadow Manor Taylorville, Illinois
Meadow Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Taylorville, Illinois is a for-profit nursing home with 96 beds. Earlier this year, an investigation by the Illinois Department of Public Health revealed that three residents had experienced severe nursing home falls at … Continue reading
Will Smart-Carpet Be Coming To Nursing Homes Soon?
Can a new invention, Smart-Carpet, be used to help prevent nursing home neglect? Fans of the Harry Potter series of books or movies may remember a device called the Marauder’s Map. The map was used by Harry and his cohorts … Continue reading
Hammond House Resident Dies After Being Left Unattended In Shower
A resident at the Hammond House nursing home in Chicago, Illinois died after being found in the nursing home’s shower facilities. The deceased had diagnoses of profound mental retardation, epilepsy, autism, and scoliosis. Her treatment plan recommends supervision during bathing … Continue reading
United Methodist Village Lawrenceville Illinois Ignores Dozens Of Nursing Home Falls
Every time a resident enters a nursing home, the nursing home is required by law to conduct a nursing home fall assessment report. A fall assessment report is a complicated assessment that measures multiple factors to determine whether the … Continue reading
Jury Awards $600,000 In Nursing Home Neglect, Danville Care Center Des Moines, Iowa
A jury in Des Moines, Iowa awarded $600,000 to the estate of a man who died while a resident of the Danville Care Center in 2009. The case involved an 85-year old Alzheimer’s patient. While a resident of the facility, … Continue reading
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